The quilts of Gee's Bend are quilts created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River. The quilts of Gee's Bend are among the most important African-American visual and cultural contributions to the history of art within the United States. Arlonzia Pettway, Annie Mae Young and Mary Lee Bendolph are among some of the most notable quilters from Gee's Bend. Many of the residents in the community can trace their ancestry back to slaves from the Pettway Plantation. Arlonzia Pettway can recall her grandmother's stories of her ancestors, specifically of Dinah Miller, who was brought to the United States by slave ship in 1859. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilts_of_Gee%27s_Bend In this project students create four colored collage quilt cards that are 4.5 x 5.5". Students are encouraged to use at least 15 scraps on each card. They are also reminded to consider using a special color palette, Primary, Secondary, Cool, Warm, or perhaps the Color Spectrum.
![]() Inspiration Read Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend. Connections to the famous civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the small town of Gee's Bend are made in this story. In learning the history of this community and the creative spirit that comes from making students can create their own creative color collages through paper scraps. www.amazon.com/Belle-Last-Mule-Gees-Bend/dp/0763687693/ref=asc_df_0763687693/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312089887152&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12247586967805817146&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019332&hvtargid=pla-568008936922&psc=1
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