Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt
2006
Published by Tinwood Books29.5 x 33.7 cm223 pagesHardbackISBN 9780971910454
Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is part of an ongoing series of research projects about the African American community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, and its quilts. Published by Tinwood Books, Atlanta, the book features essays from renowned scholars and quiltmakers alike.
‘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 12 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 quilting tradition.