Sixty-two prize-winning entries from the "Memories of Childhood" international crib quilt contest organized by the Museum of American Folk Art will be shown here at the "Great American Quilt Festival" April 26-30.
Winners were chosen from more than 1,200 entries . The first prize of $7,500 was awarded to Elaine Spencer of Fort Collins, Colo. Janet Blair of Conshocken, Penn., and Hanne Wellendorph of Vemmelev, Denmark, won second and third prizes of $5,000 and $2,500 respectively.After its New York showing, the exhibition will travel for three years to 12 venues , including the Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Ind., Aug. 10-Oct. 5, 1989; the Butler Art Musuem, Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 18-March 15, 1990; the American Museum of Quilts, San Jose, Calif., April 5-May 31, 1990; the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Museum of Art, Nov. 22, 1990-Jan. 17, 1991; the Flagler Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Fla., April 25, 1991-June 20, 1991; Midland, Mich., County Historical Society, July 11-Sept. 5,1991; and the State Museum of New York, Albany, Sept. 26-Nov. 21, 1991.