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Gee's Bend Quiltmakers

"lonnie holley's freedom" by mary lee bendolph by gee's bend quiltmakers

Gee's Bend Quiltmakers

"Lonnie Holley's Freedom" by Mary Lee Bendolph, 2005

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"to honor mr. dial" by mary lee bendolph by gee's bend quiltmakers

Gee's Bend Quiltmakers

"To Honor Mr. Dial" by Mary Lee Bendolph, 2005

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"black and brown" by mary lee bendolph by gee's bend quiltmakers

Gee's Bend Quiltmakers

"Black and Brown" by Mary Lee Bendolph, 2005

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"three squares" by louisiana bendolph by gee's bend quiltmakers

Gee's Bend Quiltmakers

"Three Squares" by Louisiana Bendolph, 2005

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"going home" by louisiana bendolph by gee's bend quiltmakers

Gee's Bend Quiltmakers

"Going Home" by Louisiana Bendolph, 2005

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"mayday" by louisiana bendolph by gee's bend quiltmakers

Gee's Bend Quiltmakers

"Mayday" by Louisiana Bendolph, 2005

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Biography

Timeline

The women of the Gee's Bend Quilters Collective all live in the area of Rehoboth and Boykin, Alabama. Member quilters include Arlonzia Pettway, Louisiana Bendolph, Lucy Pettway, Allie Pettway and Lucy Mingo.

Exhibitions

2008 - 2009
"Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee's Bend Quilts, and Beyond", Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM; Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN; The Missouri Historical Society Museum, St. Louis, MO; Flint Art Museum, Flint, MI; Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2008
"Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt", Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2006
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2005
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
2004 - 2005
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
2004
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
2003 - 2004
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

Literature

2006
Gees Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt
2002
Gee's Bend: The Women And Their Quilts (Tinwood)
Quilts of Gee’s Bend
English (US)

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