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The Quilts of Gee's Bend: Family Tour
Publisher: Antenna Audio Inc.
Author: Antenna Audio
Audio lenght: 21 min.
"The Quilts of Gee's Bend" is a nationally acclaimed, traveling exhibition of more than 60 quilts created by African-American women living in rural Gee's Bend, Alabama. Dating from the 1920s to 2000, these quilts represent four generations of artists who took fabrics from their everyday lives - corduroy, denim, cotton sheets and well-worn clothing - and fashioned them into compositions that more closely resemble modernist abstract paintings than familiar quilt patterns. The innovative use of materials and bold command of design have resulted in what The New York Times has called "some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced".This family version of the audio tour will guide children and parents through the exhibition, recently on view at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Along the way, you will hear from several of the artists themselves, along with Michael E. Shapiro, the Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr., Director of the High Museum of Art. The detailed audio commentary provides an incomparable glimpse into the history of these unique quilts and the daily life of the women who created them.
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