"Lazy Gal" Variation

2003

Mary L. Bennett

Associated Names
Mary L. Bennett

Quiltmaker, American, born 1942

The image features vertical stripes in brown, yellow, and green shades, with a small blue square at the bottom right corner. The fabric has a quilted texture.
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Provenance

The artist, Boykin, Alabama; purchased 2003 by William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; gift
2006 to Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; transfer 2010 to the Souls Grown Deep
Foundation, Atlanta; acquired 2020 by NGA through a gift/purchase agreement.

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Exhibition History

2006

  • Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, followed by additional venues, 2006-2008.

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