Gee’s Bend, quilting over generations


Gee’s Bend quilts challenge notions of what is—and what is not—modern art.

Rita Mae Pettway, Housetop (fractured medallion variation), 1977, corduroy, 80 x 76 inches (Virginia Museum of Fine Art). Speakers: Valerie Cassell Oliver, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Beth Harris

Additional resources

The quilting tradition at Gee’s Bend from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Gee’s Bend from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation

Gee’s Bend in the Library of Congress

Cite this page as: Valerie Cassel Oliver, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Dr. Beth Harris, "Gee’s Bend, quilting over generations," in Smarthistory, June 5, 2022, accessed March 18, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/gees-bend-quilting-over-generations/.