For young readers grades 3-7. Since the early 19th century, the women of Gees Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Award-winning author Susan Goldman RubinsThe Quilts of Gees Bendexplores the history and culture of this fascinati
For young readers grades 3-7.
Since the early 19th century, the women of Gees Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Award-winning author Susan Goldman RubinsThe Quilts of Gees Bendexplores the history and culture of this fascinating group of women and their unique quilting traditions, using meticulous research to offer an exclusive look at an important facet of African American art and culture.
In the rural community of Gees Bend, African American women have been making quilts for generations. They use scraps of old overalls, aprons, and bleached cornmeal sacksanything they can find. Their traditions have been passed down through the decades. Much to the womens surprise, a selection of the quilts was featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2002. The exhibition then traveled to the Whitney Museum in New York City. Eye-poppingly gorgeous, wrote a critic for theNew York Timesabout the exhibition. He continued, Some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced.
Rubin is known for producing well-researched, highly praised, and sophisticated biographies of artists and other important figures. Through similar research,The Quilts of Gees Bendshares specifics about this rare community and its rich traditions, allowing children to pause to consider history through the eyes of the people who lived it and through a legacy that is passed on to the next generation.
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