Quilts like this simple two-color Bars quilt visually resonate with the simplicity and non-objective nature of Minimalism, one of the foremost forms of mid-twentieth century art.

Pattern: 
Bars
Maker: 
Unidentified Mennonite maker
1915
1935
Possibly made in
Kitchener
Ontario
Canada
82
73
International Quilt Museum, Ardis and Robert James Collection
1997.007.0883