The Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers is a collective of African American women from Gee’s Bend, an isolated community in Alabama, USA, which originated from a community of descendants of enslaved people on a former cotton plantation. Since the 19th century, they have passed down the tradition of quilting from generation to generation. What began as a practical necessity—making blankets to stay warm in unheated homes—evolved into a unique visual and cultural practice centered on family, community, and care.
In the exhibition Inseparably Linked, quiltmakers Rita Mae Pettway and Louisiana P. Bendolph are among those represented, continuing this tradition from generation to generation as grandmother and granddaughter.
In exhibition Onlosmakelijk verbonden you can see work of the Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers.
