Another great quilt-lover has left the earth.
Ricky Clark, a renowned quilt historian, died back in February, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's.
As Barbara Brackman points out, she was especially good at researching red and green applique quilts and floral designs.
I enjoyed paging through her books' photos, as much as I did absorbing their history and details. Ricky had a smooth, engaging style that was very easy to read.
Here, from her obituary:
OBERLIN
— Ricarda "Ricky" Clark, 81, died Feb. 21, 2014, in her sleep at Kendal
at Oberlin after an eight year struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Ricky
Clark was a noted Ohio quilt historian, having published seven books
and eight papers in Timeline Magazine for the Ohio Historical Society.
She lectured extensively on quilt history and Ohio's rich ethnic
contributions to quilting. Just prior to her final illness she was
editor of the Ohio University Quilt Series, which published her last two
books.
In 2007, Ricky received the Distinguished Ohioana
Citation for lifelong service to the preservation of Ohio's material
arts. On the same occasion she was cited for her service to Ohio by the
Ohio Senate.
Ricky was active in Oberlin community affairs, an
early mover in the Firelands Association of Visual Arts where she
initiated 25 years ago the biannual exhibition of contemporary quilts,
"The Artist as Quilt Maker." She also organized a representative group
of Oberlin women to create the Oberlin Quilt, now displayed at the
Oberlin Seniors.
Ricky was a member of First Church in Oberlin
UCC for 62 years and very active in its choir. She was a music major at
Oberlin College when she graduated in 1954 and had additional training
in choral conduction at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Ricky
is survived by David Clark, her husband of 59 years; a brother,
Jonathan of Tucson, Ariz.; sons Jon and Kevin of Oberlin; three
grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
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