Title
Gees Bend
Artist
William Tilton
Medium
Mixed Media - Acrylic
Description
I was inspired years ago by graffiti art on the sides of railroad box cars...I was introduced to the quilts designed and executed by slave decendents from a place called gees bend Alabama...a community effort providing coverings against the harsh winters experienced on an island in the Alabama river...these hearty souls gathered scrap material from every corner of the community,worn pants ,shirts,dresses anything...the ladies sewed them imparting their individual designs,resulting in magnificent quilts widely exhibited...I had the honor of viewing examples at the Jackson Hartfield airport in Atlanta ga. earlier this year
Uploaded
October 12th, 2017
Statistics
Viewed 96 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 03/27/2024 at 2:01 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments
There are no comments for Gees Bend. Click here to post the first comment.