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Gee's Bend, Alabama, is a hamlet of 750 residents, most of whom are the descendants of slaves from the former Pettway plantation (and bear the surname Pettway), who during the New Deal purchased farms from the government. For much of the last century, the women of Gee's Bend have produced some of the most striking examples of American vernacular art, sharing them among the community and storing them within their homes. Aside from a brief stint of notoriety during a Civil Rights-era "Freedom Quilting Bee," this catalogue, accompanying an exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and New York's Whitney Museum of American Art, marks the work's entry into the public sphere. Founded by art collector William Arnett and Jane Fonda, the nonprofit Tinwood Alliance devotes itself to the cultural legacy of Gee's Bend, here offering 195 illustrations (162 in full color) documenting the quilts and the lives of many of their makers. The oversize format allows the many full-page reproductions to approximate the sensation of a large quilt spread on the page; the many "Housetop" quilts, with arresting geometric patterns and terrific color sense, speak for themselves. The book and exhibition make an important contribution to American cultural history.
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At first glance, the quilts of this collection are simply stunning--rich colors in surprising combinations, refreshingly irregular geometric compositions with hardly a right angle among them, big blocks whose seams virtually vibrate with energy. Then consider the history of the community they come from, and these quilts become a stunning illustration of resourcefulness. Gee's Bend, a remote peninsula on the Alabama River, is an isolated place, one that has known extreme poverty and struggle. Its quilters of the twentieth century are showcased here. Three insightful essays on the community's history and its quilting tradition make up for a self-consciously scholarly introduction. The words of the quilters themselves follow. Brief accounts of their lives and thoughts on quilting accompany full-page photographs of their accomplishments. This large-format hardcover, and coinciding exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, should guarantee the women of Gee's Bend the prominence they deserve in the story of the American quilt. Marya Graff
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Gee's Bend, Alabama, is a hamlet of 750 residents, most of whom are the descendants of slaves from the former Pettway plantation (and bear the surname Pettway), who during the New Deal purchased farms from the government. For much of the last century, the women of Gee's Bend have produced some of the most striking examples of American vernacular art, sharing them among the community and storing them within their homes. Aside from a brief stint of notoriety during a Civil Rights-era "Freedom Quilting Bee," this catalogue, accompanying an exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and New York's Whitney Museum of American Art, marks the work's entry into the public sphere. Founded by art collector William Arnett and Jane Fonda, the nonprofit Tinwood Alliance devotes itself to the cultural legacy of Gee's Bend, here offering 195 illustrations (162 in full color) documenting the quilts and the lives of many of their makers. The oversize format allows the many full-page reproductions to approximate the sensation of a large quilt spread on the page; the many "Housetop" quilts, with arresting geometric patterns and terrific color sense, speak for themselves. The book and exhibition make an important contribution to American cultural history.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
At first glance, the quilts of this collection are simply stunning--rich colors in surprising combinations, refreshingly irregular geometric compositions with hardly a right angle among them, big blocks whose seams virtually vibrate with energy. Then consider the history of the community they come from, and these quilts become a stunning illustration of resourcefulness. Gee's Bend, a remote peninsula on the Alabama River, is an isolated place, one that has known extreme poverty and struggle. Its quilters of the twentieth century are showcased here. Three insightful essays on the community's history and its quilting tradition make up for a self-consciously scholarly introduction. The words of the quilters themselves follow. Brief accounts of their lives and thoughts on quilting accompany full-page photographs of their accomplishments. This large-format hardcover, and coinciding exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, should guarantee the women of Gee's Bend the prominence they deserve in the story of the American quilt. Marya Graff
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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corduroy quilts, quiltmaking tradition, many quiltmakers, dress tails, quilting bee, first quilt, vernacular art, making quilts, cotton stalks, cotton twill Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gee's Bend, African American, Wilcox County, Farm Security Administration, Van de Graaff, Library of Congress, Arthur Rothstein, Annie Mae Young, Freedom Quilting Bee, Mary Lee Bendolph, New York, William Arnett, Mary Elizabeth, Arlonzia Pettway, Marion Post Wolcott, Alabama River, John Henry, North Carolina, Paul Arnett, Resettlement Administration, Aolar Mosely, Loretta Pettway, Martha Jane, Nettie Young, Pearlie Pettway New!
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Geography has circumscribed life in Gee's Bend in a way that an islander might best understand. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
corduroy quilts, quiltmaking tradition, many quiltmakers, dress tails, quilting bee, first quilt, vernacular art, making quilts, cotton stalks, cotton twill Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gee's Bend, African American, Wilcox County, Farm Security Administration, Van de Graaff, Library of Congress, Arthur Rothstein, Annie Mae Young, Freedom Quilting Bee, Mary Lee Bendolph, New York, William Arnett, Mary Elizabeth, Arlonzia Pettway, Marion Post Wolcott, Alabama River, John Henry, North Carolina, Paul Arnett, Resettlement Administration, Aolar Mosely, Loretta Pettway, Martha Jane, Nettie Young, Pearlie Pettway New!
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- Black Folk Art in America, 1930-80 by Jane Livingston on 4 pages
- The Freedom Quilting Bee: Folk Art and the Civil Rights Movement (Alabama Fire Ant) by Nancy Callahan on 4 pages
- Black Folk: Then and Now; An Essay in the History and Sociology of the Negro Race. by William Edward Burghardt, Du Bois in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Communion of the Spirits: African-American Quilters, Preservers, and Their Stories by Roland L. Freeman in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- The Souls of Black Folk (Dover Thrift Editions) by W. E. B. Du Bois in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts by John Beardsley in Copyright, Table of Contents, and page 1
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