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The quilts of Gee's Bend

Title
The quilts of Gee's Bend / Susan Goldman Rubin.
Author
Rubin, Susan Goldman
Publication
  • New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
  • ©2017

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Additional Authors
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
56 pages : illustrations (some color), color map; 26 x 26 cm
Summary
  • Explores the history and culture of a group of African American quilters from Gee's Bend, Alabama, offering details on the community and their traditions.
  • In the rural community of Gee's Bend, Alabama, African American women have been making quilts for generations. Taught by their mothers, grandmothers, and aunts, these women use scraps of old overalls, aprons, bleached cornmeal sacks - anything they can find. The mere scraps are then transformed into spectacular works of art, each one displaying a unique pattern with vibrant colors and complex geometric composition. Over the years, the women made quilts to keep their families warm and comfortable, never imagining that someday their work would hang on museum walls. Much to their surprise, many of the quilts were featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2002, which then traveled to the Whitney Museum in New York City. Soon enough, the whole world became acquainted with the quilts and the amazing women who created them. In this look at the close-knit community of Gee's Bend, award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin explores the history of an extraordinary group of women and their unique art. -- from dust jacket.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Picture books.
  • History.
  • Juvenile works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
Sc+ F 22-70
ISBN
  • 9781419721311
  • 1419721313
LCCN
2016029253
OCLC
953738109
Author
Rubin, Susan Goldman, author.
Title
The quilts of Gee's Bend / Susan Goldman Rubin.
Publisher
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Added Author
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 22-70
JFF 18-103
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