Format:
223 Seiten :
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Illustrationen ;
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34 x 29 cm.
Edition:
First impression
ISBN:
0-97191-045-6
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978-0-97191-045-4
Content:
Examines the quilting culture of Gee's Bend, a small African-American community in Alabama, presenting photos of many quilts along with several essays by scholars and Gee's Bend quilt artists on such topics as the community's quiltmaking aesthetic, the role of family in the art, and the quiltmaking heritage of five generations of women descended from slave Dinah Miller
Note:
Published on the occasion of a traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Tinwood Alliance and held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 4-Sept. 4, 2006; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Oct. 8-Dec. 31, 2006; Orlando Museum of Art, Jan. 28-Apr. 22, 2007; and five other venues through Oct. 2, 2008
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Gee's Bend: the architecture of the quilt / William Arnett -- A history of the work-clothes quilt / Joanne Cubbs -- "Avocado leaf" corduroy, remnant of the seventies / Lauren Whitley -- Bending geometry / Maggi McCormick Gordon -- A dirt road in Rehoboth / Dilys Blum -- The living legacy of Dinah the slave / Amei Wallach -- Dinah, Sally, Tank, mother, and me / Loretta P. Bennett -- Mama's song / Mary Lee Bendolph -- A new generation of "housetops" / Louisiana P. Bendolph -- Architectural definitions / Bernard L. Herman
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
Ausstellungskatalog
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Exhibition catalogs
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History
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Ausstellungskatalog
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Exhibition catalogs
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History
