Automatic Website Traffic RSS

Gee’s Bend Quilts: American Art on Your Desktop - PCWorld

Put some traditional American artwork on your desktop with quilts from the artists at Gee’s Bend. Women from Gee’s Bend, 2005 ONB Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham, AL. Courtesy anatta ... read more

From slavery to national fame: The Gee’s Bend quilts that changed modern art

Collector William Arnett, who studied vernacular and folk art, came across a photograph of a quilt draped over a woodpile that he and his son Matt tracked down to Gee’s Bend. read more

Web shop sells prints from Gee's Bend quilters and other Black artists - Montgomery Advertiser

Gee's Bend quilters and other Black Southern artists are selling prints of their art with help from Souls Grown Deep. They cost between $30 and $295. read more

The Iconic Quilt Designs of Gee's Bend, Alabama, Are Now Available on Furniture - Yahoo

The quilt makers of Gee’s Bend are part of a small community at a U-shaped bend in the Alabama River. They are mostly descendants of enslaved Africans who worked on a cotton plantation owned by ... read more