The Pennant x J. Press Special Edition ENGLISH, Richard Flags,Ivy League,Universities

Artful Symbols And Thoughtful Expressions Reflecting The American Experience ENGLISH, Richard [300] pp. Lamb Studio Inc 2024 Special limited edition copy number 131/ 250 13 1/4" x 12 3/4" For over 30 years, author Richard English has collected vintage wool-felt pennants. In late 2018, while attending a dinner in Carmel, CA with a noted restorer of vintage American quilts, he hit upon the idea of having the thousands of pennants and banners in his vast collection cataloged, organized, and, eventually, joined thematically into quilts. For this monumental task, he turned to a Laguna Beach, CA seamstress who had done her training in the haute couture ateliers of Paris. Their collaboration resulted in 161 quilts, each painstakingly assembled, each unique. English's lavishly-photographed and lovingly-written book describes his 30-year journey as a collector and the loving process of transforming these uniquely American signifiers of aspiration, achievement, and community into genuine works of American folk art. This Special Edition comes in an opulent slipcase festooned with a commemorative J. Press pennant.