The quilting tradition of Gee’s Bend — a small, remote, coastal community in rural Alabama — originates from a rich, underappreciated art form. In this deep bend in the Alabama River, African American women have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces dating from the early nineteenth century to the present. ✨ Gee’s Bend quilts represent a part of the vast history of quilts created to communicate stories and cultural histories that constitute a crucial significance in American art. The quilts were
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The Gee’s Bend community is an Alabama treasure ✨ The community’s quilting tradition began in the 19th century. The quilts are known worldwide and are celebrated along with their makers every year at the Airing of the Quilts Festival. #thisisalabama #geesbend #quilting #americanhistory | This is Alabama
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