The Quilts of Gee's Bend - signed
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Signed on the title page by eight quilters, including Mary Lee Bendolph and Loretta Pettway.
Dust jacket has very minimal shelf wear. Boards and pages are crisp. Fine condition.
195 illustrations. 162 in color.
Since the 19th century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. "The Quilts of Gee’s Bend" includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making tradition. The book illuminates three themes in American quilts : quilts as design, quilts as vessels cultural survival and continuity, and quilts as portraits of women's identities.
This book was released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Museum of Fine Art, Boston, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Milwaukee Art Museum, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, The Mobile Museum of Art, and The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
11.6 x 13.2 inches
Hardcover with jacket
Condition : Fine
Tinwood Books 2002
ISBN : 9780965376648
192
11.6 x 13.2 inches
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