Gee's Bend The Architecture of the Quilt

ARNETT, William, et al

ISBN 10: 0971910456 / ISBN 13: 9780971910454

Published by Tinwood Books, Atlanta, Ga., 2006

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Tight, clean, unread copy of this 223 pp. book with hundreds of illustrations on quilts and the Alabama quilters who made them. Decorative endpapers. Size: Folio. Seller Inventory # 011602

Bibliographic Details

Title: Gee's Bend The Architecture of the Quilt

Publisher: Tinwood Books, Atlanta, Ga.

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

In 2002, Gee’s Bend burst into international prominence through the success of Tinwood’s Quilts of Gee’s Bend exhibition and book, which revealed an important and previously invisible art tradition from the African American South. Critics and popular audiences alike marveled at these quilts that combined the best of contemporary design with a deeply rooted ethnic heritage and compelling human stories about the women. Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a major book and museum exhibition that will premiere at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), in June 2006 before traveling to seven American museums through 2008. The book's 330 color illustrations and insightful text bring home the exciting experience to readers while displaying all the cultural heritage and craftsmanship that have gone into these remarkable quilts.