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Examines the quilting culture of Gee's Bend, a small African-American community in Alabama, presenting photos of many quilts along with several essays by scholars and Gee's Bend quilt artists on such topics as the community's quiltmaking aesthetic, the role of family in the art, and the quiltmaking heritage of five generations of women descended from slave Dinah Miller.
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2006Tinwood Books · 192 pages · 9780971910447
- Paperback · English · 2006Tinwood Books · 224 pages · 9780971910478
- Other · English · 2006Tinwood Books · 223 pages · 9780971910454
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