Gee's bend, quilting over generations

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

[@marthavillegas6250]

Fantastic artwork! It really belongs to a fine museum, my love and admiration to all the quilters. Thanks for this video.

[@cobabs]

Got to see these at @TAM a few years ago. They’re gorgeous!

[@kathyastrom1315]

Back in the mid-90s, I saw a wonderful exhibit of quilts at the Milwaukee Art Museum. There were some really stunning pieces there! My favorite was a 1910s-1920s block quilt with quarter-circle arcs in each block, all arranged at different angles and in different colors. The material was all top-quality felt, remnants from the quilter’s full-time job as a milliner.

[@archanglemercuri]

At 1:52 dance to disrupt.
• songs = verses of experience
• quilt = general + specific;
• unification of the verses : universe
🔻🔺
is the inspired thinking your video causes for us in this moment 🙏🏽

[@letitbeenow]

Absolutely beautiful. Amazing quilt art 💙❤

[@Sasha0927]

It took me a second to appreciate what the pattern was doing. 😅 I dig the aesthetic, though. Bonus for it being corduroy - I miss that fabric... It reminds me of my youth even though I barely owned one garment made from it - either pants or overalls. I hope they were overalls.
Aside from the dynastic aspect of this, I love the names these quilts were given - especially "Drunkards Path," lol.
The "evil travels" detail was intriguing. My Jamaican-American heritage missed that, but I can imagine a southern grandfather in a rocking chair on a porch saying exactly that.
The q&a at the end was sweet. ❤

[@smarthistory-art-history]

I agree, they did such a great job, and the end is lovely.