GEE'S BEND; THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE QUILT.

Arnett, William; Louisiana Bendolph; Mary Lee Bendolph; Loretta Bennett; Dilys Blum; Joanne Cubbs; Maggi McCormick Gordon; Bernard Herman; Amei Wallach; Lauren Whitley (contributors). Paul Arnett, Joanne Cubbs, Eugene W. Metcalf, Jr. (editors).

ISBN 10: 0971910456 / ISBN 13: 9780971910454

Published by Atlanta, GA: Tinwood Books, 2006., 2006

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First edition (per publisher's "First published . . . " statement upon copyright page). 223 pages. Hardcover: H 33.5cm x L 29.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with slight bumping at edges; slight soiling to white front flap. Black cloth boards slightly bowed. Two small slender stains at upper fore-edge with some leaves fractionally affected at margins; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Else a very good copy in a very good+ dust jacket. With Editor's Preface, color and b/w illustrations, Acknowledgements/Contributors, and Index. Contents: "Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt" by William Arnett; "A History of the Work-Clothes Quilt" by Joanne Cubbs; "'Avocado Leaf' Corduroy, Remnant of the Seventies" by Lauren Whitley; "Bending Geometry" by Maggi McCormick Gordon; "A Dirt Road in Rehoboth" by Dilys Blum; "The Living Legacy of Dinah the Slave" by Amei Wallach; "Dinah, Sally, Tank, Mother, and Me" by Loretta P. Bennett; "Mama's Song" by Mary Lee Bendolph; "A New Generation of 'Housetops'" by Louisiana P. Bendolph; and "Architectural Definitions" by Bernard L. Herman. Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Tinwood Alliance. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 9780971910454.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GEE'S BEND; THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE QUILT.
• Publisher: Atlanta, GA: Tinwood Books, 2006.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0971910456
• ISBN 13: 9780971910454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Decorative Arts

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Synopsis

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.