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　　A Colorful Exhibit Tells About Amish Traditions

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　　Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.

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　　I'm Doug Johnson. This week:

　　We tell about a special exhibit of Amish quilts in Washington D.C.,

　　And answer a listener question from Russia about musician Scott Joplin.

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　　Amish Quilt Exhibit

　　HOST:

　　The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., recently opened a show of handmade cloth bed coverings called quilts. The exhibit is called "Constructed Color: Amish Quilts." It includes thirty colorful quilts made by different groups of Amish people in the United States. Visitors can enjoy the striking artistry of these quilts as well as the extraordinary skill of the women who made them. Barbara Klein tells us more.

　　BARBARA KLEIN:

　　When you enter the exhibit, the many quilts hanging on the wall almost look like paintings by modern artists. The designs are very bold and geometric with large single color areas. But many of the quilt designs are traditional, dating back to the middle of the eighteenth century.

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