The quiltmakers of Gee's Bend

Carey, Celia (Added Author). Alabama Public Television. (Added Author).

Summary: An all-black community founded by freed slaves after the Civil War, Gee's Bend is nestled into a curve in the Alabama River southwest of Selma. The women of Gee's Bend quilt, using any piece of material available--from feed sacks to old work clothes. Being one of the only creative outlets these women had, the women developed unique techniques and styles, comparable to the great artistic enclaves of the Italian Renaissance. In 1994, these quiltmakers were "discovered" an art historian. Now their humble quilts, made to keep families in drafty log cabins warm, hang in museums and sell for thousands of dollars. This is their story.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Birmingham, AL : Alabama Public Television, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Contents / Notes

Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Dave Veatch ; editor, Holden Osborne ; original music, The Imagination Factory ; research, Robert Head.
Participant or Performer Note:	Arlonzia Pettway, Nettie Young, Bill Arnett, Peter Marzio, David Gordon, Alva Wardlaw, Mary Lee Bendolph, Annie Mae Young, Clinton Pettway Jr., Jane Fonda, Matt Arnett, Paul Arnett, Loretta Pettway, Nonie Gadsden, Mary McCarthy.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Broadcast as a documentary in February 2005 on PBS.
Funding Information Note:	Funding was provided by Alabama Power and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
System Details Note:	DVD; widescreen presentation.
Language Note:	In English.