In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, we are highlighting the work of the Gee's Bend Quilters, described by The New York Times as creating "some of the most miraculous works of art that America has ever produced." In 2019, The Huntington acquired 32 prints by Gee’s Bend quilters Louisiana Bendolph, Mary Lee Bendolph, Loretta Bennett, and Loretta Pettway. The prints were created using a soft-ground etching technique, in which small quilts were pressed onto a wax-coated plate. This captured the se
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The quilting tradition of Gee’s Bend — a small, remote, coastal community in rural Alabama — originates from a rich, underappreciated art form. In this deep bend in the Alabama River, African American women have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces dating from the early nineteenth century to the present. ✨ Gee’s Bend quilts represent a part of the vast history of quilts created to communicate stories and cultural histories that constitute a crucial significance in American art. The quilts were
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