Call Me Doctor Quilt
- Cotton
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56.5 x 55 in
(143.51 x 139.7 cm)
- Dorothy Vance
Call Me Doctor quilt looks at a wild and crazy variety of doctors from Dr. T. Leary MYSTERIES UNRAVEL WHEN PEOPLE TRAVEL to Dr. Pepper, Dr. Faustus, Dr. Scholl, Dr. Spock, Dr. Phil, and Dr. Zhivago WAS DRESSED FOR CHICAGO, among many other notable characters, real and imaginary.
When entering this quilt in the 2004 Marin Quilt & Textile Arts Show (where it won Second Prize in its class) Dorothy wrote, "Are Lawyers far behind?" Alas, she never got around to Lawyers or, for that matter, to Indian Chiefs. "Call for the Doctor, Call for the Nurse -- Here Comes the Lady with the Alligator Purse" are the opening lines of a jump-rope rhyme that Dorothy skipped rope to as a girl in Colorado.
Techniques: pieced, hand stitched, appliqued, embroidered, tied
Culture: America
Geographic Location: North America, California
Credit Line: Gift of Vance Family Trust
- Subject Matter: Art Quilt
- Created: 2004
- Inventory Number: 2008.393.002
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