O ver the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and ...

The story of five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, will be unveiled onscreen when the community ...

“Quilting is mostly singing,” according to Nettie Young of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Like singing, quilting is often a communal activity. Quilters gather to cut, piece, and stitch layers of fabric together ...

The new exhibit, “Assembly: Contemporary Gee’s Bend Quilts,” is crafted by fourth-generation quilter Claudia Pettway of Sew Gee’s Bend. According to the BPL, women from the rural Black ...

The stunning quilts produced by the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama – the inspiration behind Jaimeo Brown's Transcendence project. Gallery 10/13 ...

Descending from several generations of quiltmakers, Lucy Mingo learned to quilt at an early age and today at age 83 is considered one of the finest second generation Gee's Bend quilters.

Gees Bend quilter Marlene Bennett Jones will be at the Johnson Center for the Arts from 5 until 7 p.m. on Thurs 23. This will ...

While gathering research for his thesis, How the Black Church Affected Jazz, Brown came across the recordings of the Gee’s Bend quilters of Alabama, who sang spirituals while threading quilts. Their ...

The story of five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, will be unveiled onscreen when the community comes together to view short documentary film “While I Yet Live ...