Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (First Edition)

Arnett, Paul et al.

ISBN 10: 0971910456 / ISBN 13: 9780971910454

Verlag: Tinwood Books, Atlanta, 2006

Beschreibung

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION (stated) 2006. Atlanta, Tinwood Books, 2006. LIKE NEW, appears unread. A Fine Book in a Fine Dust Jacket in a Brodart protective cover, Clean, no wear, no tears. Text Clean, no marks. Boards show no flaws, no bumps. This is a beautiful coffee-table-size book (13 1/4 by 11 3/4 in, 224 pages) and weighs more than 4 1/2 lbs. It contains 330 reproductions of the quilts, many full-page, with stories about the quilts. Because of the size and weight additional postage may be required. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from a Dry, Smoke-Free shop.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3655 A200 OS

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (First Edition)
• Verlag: Tinwood Books, Atlanta
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0971910456
• ISBN-13: 9780971910454
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: First Edition, First Printing.
• Zustand: Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Art

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt is a book and exhibition that are part of an ongoing series of research projects about the African American community of Gee's Bend, Alabama, and its quilts. Surrounded on three sides by a river, Gee's Bend developed a distinctive local culture and quilt design aesthetic. The Quilts of Gee's Bend, the first exhibition to document the quiltmaking achievements from this remote enclave, was launched at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2002. Subsequently presented at twelve major museums, the show was seen by over a million viewers and prompted an outpouring of popular interest and international critical acclaim. Expanding upon that initial exhibition and its accompanying publications, Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt - also developed by the Tinwood Alliance with the museum - offers a deeper look into the women and their art, and a more focused investigation into the nature, inspirations, and future of the Gee's Bend quilt tradition.

Reseña del editor

Since taking the art world by storm in 2002, the formerly downtrodden community of Gee's Bend, Alabama, has revitalized its one-of-a-kind quilt tradition. With nearly 100 never-before-seen modern masterpieces, this book documents the renaissance of a national artistic treasure.