Gee's Bend: Get Ready

Gee's Bend: Get Ready by Mary Lee Bendolph & Paulson Fontaine Press


ISBN
9780593234587
Published
Binding
Novelty
Pages
1,000
Dimensions
203 x 254mm

A magnificent 1000-piece puzzle featuring a colorful, intricately patterned quilt by renowned quilter and artist Mary Lee Bendolph

This is the first jigsaw puzzle tofeature a print of one of the fabled Gee's Bend quilts, practical works of art created by the descendants of formerly enslaved people who settled in the rural Alabama community of Gee's Bend. The quilters developed a distinctive geometric aesthetic that results in quilts looking much like abstract expressionist paintings while retaining the hominess, comfort, and country flavor of the traditional quilt.The inventive, improvisational patterns of these quilts and the stories about their makers have enthralled a wide audience of contemporary art lovers, quilters, folk art enthusiasts, and American history buffs.Get Readywas created by matriarch quilt maker Mary Lee Bendolph, who descends from generations of quilt makers in Gee's Bend.
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