Gee's Bend quilters

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 19th century
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Boykin,_Alabama
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:descendedFrom enslaved African Americans
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:High_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Houston
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gee's Bend quilters
gptkbp:influencedBy community storytelling
recycling of materials
African American quilting traditions
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:artist
gptkb:fashion_designer
social justice movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gee's_Bend,_Alabama
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:NPR
gptkb:PBS
gptkb:Smithsonian_Magazine
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:membersInclude gptkb:Arlonzia_Pettway
gptkb:Annie_Mae_Young
gptkb:Loretta_Pettway
gptkb:Lucy_Mingo
gptkb:Maggie_Bennett
gptkb:Mary_Lee_Bendolph
Willie 'Ma Willie' Abrams
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Outsider_art
Modern art
African American folk art
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:textile_industry
quilting
African American art
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
important contributors to American art
innovators in quilt design
preservers of cultural heritage
gptkbp:style gptkb:textile_industry
folk
quilting
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:The_Quilts_of_Gee's_Bend_(book)
gptkb:The_Quilts_of_Gee's_Bend_(exhibition)
Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (exhibition)
gptkbp:supportedBy Souls Grown Deep Foundation
gptkbp:technique hand quilting
improvisational piecing
recycling old clothing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gee's_Bend_Quilt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5