the first solo exhibition in Europe devoted to three generations of women artists living in Gee’s Bend (now known as Boykin), a remote black community situated on a U turn in the Alabama River, brings together quilts spanning nearly 100 years
1973
Cotton, polyester knit, denim
2032.0 × 2235.0 mm
Courtesy Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Alison Jacques Gallery, London © Essie Bendolph Pettway / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London. Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio / Art Resource, NY
London West End
the first solo exhibition in Europe devoted to three generations of women artists living in Gee’s Bend (now known as Boykin), a remote black community situated on a U turn in the Alabama River, brings together quilts spanning nearly 100 years
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, 1986
Double knit, cotton and polyester
218.4 x 193 cm, 86 x 76 ins