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About Michael James (quilt artist)
- Michael Francis James (born 30 June 1949) is an American artist, educator, author, and lecturer.
- He is best known as a leader of the art quilt movement that began in the 1970s and is currently the Chair and Ardis James Professor of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
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