"Profile of Chebeague Island artist Shirley Burgess, who was born there" by David Kennedy Conover and Kate
 

Title

Profile of Chebeague Island artist Shirley Burgess, who was born there in 1918.

Source

Island Journal

Date

1-1-1995

Volume Number

Volume 12

Pages

36-41

Abstract

Profile of Chebeague Island artist Shirley Burgess, who was born there in 1918. Her largest project, a queen-sized quilt with pictures of 15 different lighthouses, was designed to preserve both the art of quilting and the history and mystique of lighthouses. Full-page quilt photo, related essay on the aesthetic value of lighthouses.

Subjects

Lighthouses, Quilting, Women artists, Burgess, Shirley

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