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Gee's Bend : The Architecture of the Quilt by William Arnett, Bernard Herman and Paul Arnett (2006, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherTinwood Books

ISBN-100971910456

ISBN-139780971910454

eBay Product ID (ePID)54229671

Product Key Features

Book TitleGee's Bend : the Architecture of the Quilt

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicAmerican / African American, Quilts & Quilting, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Crafts & Hobbies

AuthorWilliam Arnett, Bernard Herman, Paul Arnett

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight73.7 Oz

Item Length13.5 in

Item Width11.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisThis major book and museum exhibition will travel to seven American museums through 2008. Organized jointly by the Tinwood Alliance and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, in conjunction with the Gee's Bend Foundation, the exhibition will present 70 quilt masterpieces from the Alabama town., In 2002, Gee s Bend burst into international prominence through the success of Tinwood s Quilts of Gee s Bend exhibition and book, which revealed an important and previously invisible art tradition from the African American South. Critics and popular audiences alike marveled at these quilts that combined the best of contemporary design with a deeply rooted ethnic heritage and compelling human stories about the women. Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a major book and museum exhibition that will premiere at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), in June 2006 before traveling to seven American museums through 2008. The book's 330 color illustrations and insightful text bring home the exciting experience to readers while displaying all the cultural heritage and craftsmanship that have gone into these remarkable quilts.", In 2002, Gee's Bend burst into international prominence through the success of Tinwood's Quilts of Gee's Bend exhibition and book, which revealed an important and previously invisible art tradition from the African American South. Critics and popular audiences alike marveled at these quilts that combined the best of contemporary design with a deeply rooted ethnic heritage and compelling human stories about the women. Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a major book and museum exhibition that will premiere at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), in June 2006 before traveling to seven American museums through 2008. The book's 330 color illustrations and insightful text bring home the exciting experience to readers while displaying all the cultural heritage and craftsmanship that have gone into these remarkable quilts.