gee’s bend

gee’s bend

Two quilts hang in a gallery, one partly blocking the passageway into the next room. The quilt on the left is dominated by green and brown hues while the quilt on the right contains vertical zig zags in pink, red, brown, black, and gold.

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Pieced Together: Mary Lee Bendolph at Nicelle Beauchene

Eleven quilts exemplify how Mary Lee Bendolph integrated distinctive forms and personal concerns into inherited patterns.

By
Sinclair Spratley
Sep 23, 2021 11:41 am

A quilt with a red border and checked yellow-and-red pattern is painted over with a gold mandala and additional abstract symbols.

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One Work: Sanford Biggers’s “7 Heavens”

In adding new symbols to an antique quilt, Sanford Biggers connects African American material culture to present struggles for Black liberation.

By
Yume Murphy
Sep 8, 2021 12:57 pm

24 Works From Souls Grown Deep Foundation Go Philadelphia Museum of Art

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24 Works From Souls Grown Deep Foundation Go to Philadelphia Museum of Art

Included in the donation are 15 Gee's Bend quilts.

By
Andrew Russeth
Jan 10, 2018 4:38 pm

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