Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers
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Candis Mosely Pettway
Pinwheel, c. early 1970s
Corduroy and cotton
69 x 65 inches
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Martha Jane Pettway
String – Strip Quilt, c. 1960s
Cotton and muslin sacks
77 x 70 inches -
Martha Jane Pettway
Courthouse Steps, c. 1960s
Cotton, polyester and wool
77 x 70 inches -
Mattie Ross
Diagonal Four Block, c. late 1960s
Cotton
96 x 81 inches -
Mattie Ross
Monkey Wrench, c. late 1960s
Assorted fabrics, mostly cotton
82 x 81 inches -
Rachel Carey George
My Way, c. 1970s
Corduroy and denim
78 x 67 inches -
Candis Mosely Pettway
9 Blocks (String Quilt), c. early 1970s
Cotton
77 x 81 inches -
Delia Bennet
Bricklayer, c. 1967
Cotton
80 x 74 inches -
Candis Mosely Pettway
6 Columns, 2 Rows, c. early 1970s
Cotton
89 x 66 inches -
Rachel Carey George
Sweep, c. 1960s
Assorted fabrics, mostly cotton
87 x 73 inches -
Sarah Young
Housetop, c. late 1970s
Corduroy and cotton
81 x 75 inches -
Essie Bendolph Pettway
Star Rows, 1970
Cotton
86 x 88 inches
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Rachel Carey George
My Way (I refuse to follow the normal pattern), c. 1970s
Cotton and corduroy
84 x 70 inches -
Susie Mae Ponds
Crazy Quilt, c. 1974-75
Cotton and polyester
73 x 63 inches -
Mattie Ross
Sampler (from the Freedom Quilting Bee), early 1970s
Assorted fabrics, mostly cotton
89 x 54 inches -
Hattie Myles
Log Cabin, c. 1960s
Cotton
87 x 77 inches -
Aestean Pettway Young
Steps, 1960
Cotton, flag stripes, bed ticking, and cotton liner
70 x 79 inches -
Aolar Carson Mosely
Pump Handle Spin Top, 1954
Cotton
89 x 75 inches -
Stella Mae Pettway
The Neighborhood, 2014
Cotton
88 x 88 inches -
Qunnie Pettway
Z Quilt, c. 1960s
Cotton, jean, and polyester
75 x 61 inches -
Elouise Jackson
Bow Tie, 1960
Cotton
89 x 68 inches -
Andrea Williams
Housetop, 2019
Denim
96 x 86 inches
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Essie Pettway
Gear Locks, 1980
Cotton, satin, and camouflage
77 x 77 inches -
Mary Leathea Pettway
In Contact and Joint Together, 2000
Denim and cotton
70 x 93 inches -
Essie Pettway
My Way, 1990
Cotton and denim
83 1/2 x 76 inches -
Marlene Bennett Jones
Mom & Dad, 2018
Cotton and corduroy
54 1/2 x 50 inches -
Mary Margaret Pettway
Birds in the Air, pt. 2, 2018
Cotton
90 x 89 inches
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Exhibitions
- Gee’s Bend: My Way Today
Lillie B Witherspoon Jackson, Marlene Bennett Jones, Mary McCarthy, Lue Ida McCloud, Caster Pettway, Essie Bendolph Pettway, Loretta Pettway Bennett, Mary M. Pettway, Rita Mae Pettway, Stella Pettway, Creola Ramsey, The Hall Sisters (Mary Hall, Doris Mooney, and Elaine Spencer), Andrea Williams
November 21 - January 4, 2025
- My Way: A Gathering
Delia Bennett, Maren Hassinger, Tau Lewis, Essie Bendolph Pettway, Martha Jane Pettway, Susie Mae Ponds, Faith Ringgold, Mattie Ross, Betye Saar, Mildred Thompson, Rachel Eulena Williams & Sarah Young
January 19 - February 18, 2023
- Piece of Mind
Mary Lee Bendolph
August 26 - September 25, 2021
- Gee’s Bend: My Way Today