Housetop - Nine-Block Half-Log Cabin Variation

1950s

Lucy P. Pettway

Quiltmaker, American, 1930 - 2003

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Article:  Quilts That Embody the Legacy of Black America

The artisans from the tiny town of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, have been making a global impact for generations.

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Provenance

The artist [1930-2003], Boykin, Alabama; purchased 1997 by William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; gift 2002 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

2009

  • Gee's Bend Quilts and Prints, Boise Art Museum; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 2009-2010.

Bibliography

2002

  • Beardsley, John. Gee's Bend: the women and their quilts. Atlanta, 2002.

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