The quilts of Gee's Bend /
The quilts of Gee's Bend /
John Beardsley ... [et al.] ; introduction by Alvia Wardlaw ; foreword by Peter Marzio.
- 1st ed.
- Atlanta, GA : Tinwood Books in Association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002.
- 190 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 33 cm.
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Quilts of Gee's Bend organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"--T.p. verso. "The quilts reproduced in this book are from the William Arnett Collection of the Tinwood Alliance"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-183) and index.
quilts of Gee's Bend / River Island / On the map / Reflections on the art of Gee's Bend / Work clothes -- My way -- Annie Mae Young -- Housetop -- Family -- Triangles -- Patterns -- Sears corduroy. Alvia Wardlaw -- John Beardsley -- William Arnett Paul Arnett -- Jane Livingston -- Introduction : the and (Quilt portfolios)
Relates the lives of the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, who for more than 150 years have made quilts reflecting their history and daily lives. Having worked in isolation for generations and continuing to inhabit the remote plantation land their parents once slaved, they have received unexpected attention from the artistic world.
0965376648 9780965376648
2006355008
GBA2-V4350
Arnett, William--Art collections--Exhibitions.
Tinwood Alliance--Exhibitions.
African American quilts--Alabama--Wilcox County--Exhibitions.
African American quiltmakers--Alabama--Wilcox County--Exhibitions.
Quilts--History--Alabama--Wilcox County--Exhibitions.
African American women--Alabama--Wilcox County--Exhibitions.
NK9112 / .Q583 2002
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Quilts of Gee's Bend organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"--T.p. verso. "The quilts reproduced in this book are from the William Arnett Collection of the Tinwood Alliance"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-183) and index.
quilts of Gee's Bend / River Island / On the map / Reflections on the art of Gee's Bend / Work clothes -- My way -- Annie Mae Young -- Housetop -- Family -- Triangles -- Patterns -- Sears corduroy. Alvia Wardlaw -- John Beardsley -- William Arnett Paul Arnett -- Jane Livingston -- Introduction : the and (Quilt portfolios)
Relates the lives of the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, who for more than 150 years have made quilts reflecting their history and daily lives. Having worked in isolation for generations and continuing to inhabit the remote plantation land their parents once slaved, they have received unexpected attention from the artistic world.
0965376648 9780965376648
2006355008
GBA2-V4350
Arnett, William--Art collections--Exhibitions.
Tinwood Alliance--Exhibitions.
African American quilts--Alabama--Wilcox County--Exhibitions.
African American quiltmakers--Alabama--Wilcox County--Exhibitions.
Quilts--History--Alabama--Wilcox County--Exhibitions.
African American women--Alabama--Wilcox County--Exhibitions.
NK9112 / .Q583 2002