Since the 19th century, the women of Gee's Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee's Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making tradition. This book is being-released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Since the 19th century, the women of Gee's Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee's Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making tradition. This book is being-released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority!
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Good. Signed on flyleaf by 18 of the quilters featured in the book, hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, previous owners book plate on inside front cover, BONUS: includes laid in the pamphlet "Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt" from the the exhibit, the program from the exhibition at The Speed Art Museum, and a magazine article regarding this book and exhibit from County Home September 2003, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston in 2002. Edited by William Arnett. Essays by William and Paul Arnett, Jane Livingston, and John Beardsley. Illustrated mostly in color. Bibliography. Index of Quiltmakers. 13" high X 12" wide, 190 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
Timely delivery. Excellent book in great condition.
Norman S
May 3, 2012
Quilts
If you have any degree of interest in quilts, the making of them and their history, and even if you think you don't have such an interest, then do please read this book - it will blow your socks off!! It not only shows you wonderful examples of quilts made by women from a small community in the southern USA, but also gives you insight in to their lives and the necessity and joy they got from making these what can only be described as being works of art (and I'm an art student).
