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QUILTS OF GEE'S BEND PLAYING CARDS
From the High Museum of Art in Atlanta to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, to The Huntington, quilts by the Geeās Bend artists hang in major collections throughout the United States. Now, you can bring these inspiring pieces into your home, and share them with the people you love.
The vibrant colors, playful geometric shapes, and organic improvised patterns that define the Geeās Bend quilting aesthetic have garnered increasing attention and admiration in recent years. Shuffling through the colorful playing cards of this deluxe boxed set, itās easy to see whyāthe quilts are eye-catching and distinctive, an inspiration to quilters, crafters, and art-appreciators everywhere.
Women in the small Black community of Geeās Bend, Alabama, have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces over the years. The inhabitants of this rural community are primarily the descendants of the slaves who worked the fields of the local Pettway plantation for generations.
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Nearly surrounded by the Alabama River, and lacking access to ferries that now transport people to and from this tiny hamlet, Geeās Bend remained geographically isolated for years. That isolation created dire economic conditions for the townās residentsābut it also allowed the astounding creativity of these quilters to flourish and grow into a cultural legacy unlike any other.
- Includes: Two 54-card decks.
- Packaged in a presentation box
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QUILTS OF GEE'S BEND PLAYING CARDSā
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QUILTS OF GEE'S BEND PLAYING CARDS
From the High Museum of Art in Atlanta to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, to The Huntington, quilts by the Geeās Bend artists hang in major collections throughout the United States. Now, you can bring these inspiring pieces into your home, and share them with the people you love.
The vibrant colors, playful geometric shapes, and organic improvised patterns that define the Geeās Bend quilting aesthetic have garnered increasing attention and admiration in recent years. Shuffling through the colorful playing cards of this deluxe boxed set, itās easy to see whyāthe quilts are eye-catching and distinctive, an inspiration to quilters, crafters, and art-appreciators everywhere.
Women in the small Black community of Geeās Bend, Alabama, have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces over the years. The inhabitants of this rural community are primarily the descendants of the slaves who worked the fields of the local Pettway plantation for generations.
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Nearly surrounded by the Alabama River, and lacking access to ferries that now transport people to and from this tiny hamlet, Geeās Bend remained geographically isolated for years. That isolation created dire economic conditions for the townās residentsābut it also allowed the astounding creativity of these quilters to flourish and grow into a cultural legacy unlike any other.
- Includes: Two 54-card decks.
- Packaged in a presentation box
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From the High Museum of Art in Atlanta to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, to The Huntington, quilts by the Geeās Bend artists hang in major collections throughout the United States. Now, you can bring these inspiring pieces into your home, and share them with the people you love.
The vibrant colors, playful geometric shapes, and organic improvised patterns that define the Geeās Bend quilting aesthetic have garnered increasing attention and admiration in recent years. Shuffling through the colorful playing cards of this deluxe boxed set, itās easy to see whyāthe quilts are eye-catching and distinctive, an inspiration to quilters, crafters, and art-appreciators everywhere.
Women in the small Black community of Geeās Bend, Alabama, have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces over the years. The inhabitants of this rural community are primarily the descendants of the slaves who worked the fields of the local Pettway plantation for generations.
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Nearly surrounded by the Alabama River, and lacking access to ferries that now transport people to and from this tiny hamlet, Geeās Bend remained geographically isolated for years. That isolation created dire economic conditions for the townās residentsābut it also allowed the astounding creativity of these quilters to flourish and grow into a cultural legacy unlike any other.
- Includes: Two 54-card decks.
- Packaged in a presentation box
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