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Gee’s Bend burst into international prominence through the success of Tinwood’s Quilts of Gee’s Bend exhibition and book, which revealed an important and previously invisible art tradition from the African American South. Critics and popular audiences alike marveled at these black-made quilts that combined the best of contemporary design with a deeply rooted ethnic heritage and compelling human stories about the women.

• Loretta Pettway
  “Roman Stripes” (Crazy Quilt). 1970.
• Loretta Pettway
• Loretta Pettway
  Two-sided quilt: “Bricklayer” variation. 1972.
• Arlonzia Pettway
  “Housetop” – sixteen block variation. 1988.
• Arlonzia Pettway
  “Chinese Coins” variations. c 1965.
• Arlonzia Pettway
  “Housetop” – nine block variation. 1982.
• Arlonzia Pettway
• Essie Bendolph Pettway
  “Roman Stripes” variation. 1997.
• Essie Bendolph Pettway
  Columns of blocks and bars. 1980.
• Essie Bendolph Pettway
  “Pinwheel” variation. 2000.
• Martha Jane Pettway
• Martha Jane Pettway
  Center medallion with cornerstones. 1920s.