TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beardsley,John
ED  - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
TI  - The quilts of Gee's Bend
SN  - 0965376648
AV  - NK9112 .Q583 2002
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Atlanta, GA
PB  - Tinwood Books in Association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
KW  - Arnett, William
KW  - Tinwood Alliance
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - African American quilts
KW  - Alabama
KW  - Wilcox County
KW  - African American quiltmakers
KW  - Quilts
KW  - History
KW  - African American women
N1  - "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; Introduction : the; quilts of Gee's Bend; Alvia Wardlaw --; River Island; John Beardsley --; On the map; William Arnett; and; Paul Arnett --; Reflections on the art of Gee's Bend; Jane Livingston --; (Quilt portfolios); Work clothes --; My way --; Annie Mae Young --; Housetop --; Family --; Triangles --; Patterns --; Sears corduroy
N2  - 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
ER  -