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Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Records and relates the lives of the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, who for more than 150 years have made quilts reflecting their history and daily lives. Having worked in isolation for generations and continuing to inhabit the remote plantation land their parents once slaved, they have received unexpected attention from the artistic world.
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Explores the myriad techniques and artistry reflected in contemporary American quilts, and how the boundaries of tradition American quilt making have expanded. Visit the 2005 Quilt National; learn how dynamic art quilts are created at the Chicago School of Fusing; and meet artists at the 2005 Art Quilts Philadelphia.
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