Quilts of Gee's Bend Notes

FROM THE MUSEUM TO YOUR MAILBOX: the Museum of Art in Atlanta to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, quilts by the Gee’s Bend arti hang in major collections throughout the tes. Now, you can bring these inspiring pieces into your home, and share them with the people you love. NCREDIBLE ARTIY: The vibrant colors, playful geometric shapes, and organic improvised patterns that define the Gee’s Bend quilting aeetic have garnered increasing attention and admiration in recent years. Sifting through the colorful cards of this deluxe boxed set, it’s to see why—the quilts are eye-catching and distinctive, an inspiration to quilters, crafters, and art-reciators everywhere OWERFUL RY: in the small Blackmunity of Gee’s Bend, Alaba, have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces over the years. The inhabitants of this ruralmunity are primarily the descendants of the slaves who worked the fields of the local Pettway plantation for generations CULTURAL LEGACY: surrounded by the Alaba River, and lacking access to ferries that now transport people to and from this tiny hamlet, Gee’s Bend remained geographically isolated for years. That isolation created dire economic conditions for the town’s residents—but it also allowed the astounding creativity of these quilters to flourish and grow into a cultural legacy unlike any other. Quilts of Gee's Bend Notes Quilts of Gee's Bend Notes