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Gee's Bend : the architecture of the quilt
- Title
- Gee's Bend : the architecture of the quilt / contributions by William Arnett [and others] ; edited by Paul Arnett, Joanne Cubbs, Eugene W. Metcalf.
- Publication
- Atlanta, GA : Tinwood Books, 2006.
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- Description
- 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 34 cm
- Summary
- "Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a book and exhibition that are part of an ongoing series of research projects about the African American community of Gee's Bend, Alabama, and its quilts. Surrounded on three sides by a river, Gee's Bend developed a distinctive local culture and quilt design aesthetic. The Quilts of Gee's Bend, the first exhibition to document the quiltmaking achievements from this remote enclave, was launched at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2002. Subsequently presented at twelve major museums, the show was seen by over a million viewers and prompted an outpouring of popular interest and international critical acclaim. Expanding upon that initial exhibition and its accompanying publications, Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt - also developed by the Tinwood Alliance with the museum - offers a deeper look into the women and their art, and a more focused investigation into the nature, inspirations, and future of the Gee's Bend quilt tradition."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Note
- "Published on the occasion of the exhibition ... organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Tinwood Alliance"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Gee's bend : the architecture of the quilt / William Arnett -- A history of the work-clothes quilt / Joanne Cubbs -- "Avocado leaf" corduroy, remnant of the seventies / Lauren Whitley -- Bending geometry / Maggi McCormick Gordon -- A dirt road in Rehoboth / Dilys Blum -- The living legacy of Dinah the slave / Amei Wallach -- Dinah, Sally, Tank, mother, and me / Loretta P. Bennett -- Mama's song / Mary Lee Bendolph -- A new generation of "housetops" / Louisiana P. Bendolph -- Architectural definitions / Bernard L. Herman.
- ISBN
- 0971910456 (hardcover)
- 0971910472 (softcover)
- 0971910448 (slipcase)
- LCCN
- 9780971910454
- 9780971910478
- 9780971910447
- OCLC
- ocm70919911
- SCSB-5271031
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries