Gee's Bend Paper Quilt
Tuesday February 18 2025 4:00PM
J.W. McDonald Branch
Event Description
This Black History Month art project was inspired by the women of Gee’s Bend, who live in a small and remote black community in Alabama. When the women of this small town began quilting in the 19th century, it arose only from a physical need for warmth. However, over the years they have been credited for actually reinvented of the art form by making hundreds of quilts considered by many to be masterpieces. Quilts from Gee’s Bend have been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and others. In 2006, the U.S. Postal Service even issued ten commemorative stamps featuring images of Gee’s Bend quilts. Seating is limited. Registration is required.
When
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Tuesday February 18 2025
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J.W. McDonald Branch
1075 Hwy 497
Glenmora LA
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Notes & Requirements
All participants should limit program registration to one instance of each event, so that all patrons can participate. Please be courteous to other patrons by only registering for programs on dates when you will be able to attend. Should your plans change, please immediately cancel your registration(s), so that others may have the opportunity to attend as many programs have waiting lists. Thank you for your cooperation.
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