They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along
O ver the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and ...
来自MSN7 个月
How Gee’s Bend And Black Women Quilters Are Symbolizing Family Legacies, Stepping Out Of ...
The Gee’s Bend quilts are seen as art pieces now, but their original use was exactly what other quilts are used for — to protect, comfort and provide warmth. They also had a cyclical life ...
Troy Messenger6 天
Gee’s Bend Quilter at JCA Jan. 23
Gee’s Bend quilter Marlene Bennett Jones will be at the Johnson Center for the Arts from 5 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, January ...
insider.si.edu8 个月
African American Quilts
“Quilting is mostly singing,” according to Nettie Young of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Like singing, quilting is often a communal activity. Quilters gather to cut, piece, and stitch layers of fabric together ...
Troy Messenger4 天
Upcoming events at the Johnson Center for the Arts
Gees Bend quilter Marlene Bennett Jones will be at the Johnson Center for the Arts from 5 until 7 p.m. on Thurs 23. This will ...
BBC10 年
Jazz on 3 Jaimeo Brown Trio at the 2013 London Jazz Festival The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama
The stunning quilts produced by the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama – the inspiration behind Jaimeo Brown's Transcendence project. Gallery 10/13 ...
PBS5 年
FEATURED IN INDUSTRY EPISODE
Descending from several generations of quiltmakers, Lucy Mingo learned to quilt at an early age and today at age 83 is considered one of the finest second generation Gee's Bend quilters.