Gee's Bend The Architecture of the Quilt

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

ISBN 10: 0971910456 / ISBN 13: 9780971910454

Editore: Tinwood Books, Alabama, 2006

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Two tiny brown spots at top front of DJ. ; Color Photos & b and w illlustrations; 11.54 X 0.91 X 13.33 inches; 224 pages.

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• Titolo: Gee's Bend The Architecture of the Quilt
• Editore: Tinwood Books, Alabama
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0971910456
• ISBN 13: 9780971910454
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: Fine
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Near Fine

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Riassunto

Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a book and exhibition that are part of an ongoing series of research projects about the African American community of Gee's Bend, Alabama, and its quilts. Surrounded on three sides by a river, Gee's Bend developed a distinctive local culture and quilt design aesthetic. The Quilts of Gee's Bend, the first exhibition to document the quiltmaking achievements from this remote enclave, was launched at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2002. Subsequently presented at twelve major museums, the show was seen by over a million viewers and prompted an outpouring of popular interest and international critical acclaim. Expanding upon that initial exhibition and its accompanying publications, Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt - also developed by the Tinwood Alliance with the museum - offers a deeper look into the women and their art, and a more focused investigation into the nature, inspirations, and future of the Gee's Bend quilt tradition.