Gee's Bend : the women and their quilts / John Beardsley ... [et al.] ; introduction by Alvia Wardlaw ; foreword by Peter Marzio.

Details

Descriptive Terms

African American women
Quilts
African American quilts
African American quiltmakers

Originator

Beardsley, John.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Whitney Museum of American Art.
Tinwood Alliance.

Contents

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 -- Work clothes -- My way -- Annie Mae Young -- Patterns -- Housetop -- Triangles, diamonds, hexagons -- Stars -- Freedom Quilting Bee -- Sears corduroy -- Arrival : quilts and community / John Beardsley -- Pettway -- Sodom -- Brown's Quarters -- White's Quarters -- Rehoboth.

Publication

Atlanta, Ga. : Tinwood Books ;
Houston : Museum of Fine Arts

Description

432 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. ; 34 cm.

Notes

"The quilts reproduced in this book are from the William Arnett Collection of the Tinwood Alliance"--T.p. verso.
"Published in conjuction with the exhibition, The quilts of Gee's Bend, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Exhibition itinerary: The Museum of Fine Arts, September 8-November 10, 2002, Whitney Museum of American Art, November 27, 2002-March 2, 2003"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 424-425) and indexes.

ISBN

0971910405
9780971910409

Call Number

Coll. NK9112.G43 2002

Other People and Orgs

Tinwood Alliance

Material Type

Exhibitions.

Places

Alabama Wilcox County

Edition

1st ed.