Gee's Bend : the architecture of the quilt / contributions by William Arnett [and others] ; edited by Paul Arnett, Joanne Cubbs, Eugene W. Metcalf.
Examines the quilting culture of Gee's Bend, a small African-American community in Alabama, presenting photos of many quilts along with several essays by scholars and Gee's Bend quilt artists on such topics as the community's quiltmaking aesthetic, the role of family in the art, and t...
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Atlanta, GA :
Tinwood Books,
2006.
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Table of 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.