Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt [Hardcover]

Paul Arnett (Author), William Arnett (Author), Bernard Herman (Author), Maggi Gordon (Author), Diane Mott (Author), Dilys Blum (Author), Lauren Whitley (Author), Amei Wallach (Author), Joanne Cubbs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 25, 2006

In 2002, Gee’s Bend burst into international prominence through the success of Tinwood’s Quilts of Gee’s Bend exhibition and book, which revealed an important and previously invisible art tradition from the African American South. Critics and popular audiences alike marveled at these quilts that combined the best of contemporary design with a deeply rooted ethnic heritage and compelling human stories about the women. Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a major book and museum exhibition that will premiere at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), in June 2006 before traveling to seven American museums through 2008. The book's 330 color illustrations and insightful text bring home the exciting experience to readers while displaying all the cultural heritage and craftsmanship that have gone into these remarkable quilts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Tinwood Books (July 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971910456
• ISBN-13: 978-0971910454
• Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 11.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles > Folk Art

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Visuals, Informative Text!, September 17, 2007

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Nadia (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (Hardcover)

This book is gorgeous!!! It includes large photographs of tons of quilts, in a size that allows you to see the smallest details, such as topstitching. It also includes inspirational photos of details of the town. However, it's not your typical coffe table book, because it has probably equal parts very informative text and visuals. Since it's not small enough to carry with me on the train, it's been hard separating myself from this book-- it is beautiful!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting look at quilts as modern art, February 7, 2007

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Anne M. Godfrey (Healdsburg, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (Hardcover)

This book illustrates the link between the incredibly beautiful quilts produced by five generations of African American women in the South to the architecture they saw around them and to their own artistic vision. Their personal stories, contained in chapters toward the end of the book, are very moving and inspirational.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book on a legendary art, January 4, 2007

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Sara K. Strong "little reader" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (Hardcover)

This book shows the Gees Bend quilts in all their gorgeous and unself-conscious art, as well as telling the story of these women, descended from slaves in an isolated community, who created this amazing abstract art. A wonderful book, with many color photos of the quilts.