1970s
"Triangles in Squares" Quilt
Artist/maker unknownThis everyday quilt uses an orange floral fabric found in a quilt by Sally Bennett Jones (1944-1988) from Gee's Bend, Alabama. It is backed with red and blue corduroy remnants from pillow shams made by members of the Freedom Quilting Bee for Sears Roebuck beginning in 1972. The Bee, established in 1966 as a cooperative, grew out of the civil rights movement.
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Triangles in Squares Quilt
It is not known who made this quilt, but we do know it was made in Gee’s Bend, an African American community in Alabama known for it's quilters.
Gee’s bend: the architecture of the quilt and african american quiltmaking traditions.
This resource guide was developed to complement the exhibition Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (September 16–December 14, 2008) and provides information about ten quilts created by African American women who worked throughout the twentieth century.
Triangles in Squares Quilt
It is not known who made this quilt, but we do know it was made in Gee’s Bend, an African American community in Alabama known for it's quilters.
Gee’s bend: the architecture of the quilt and african american quiltmaking traditions.
This resource guide was developed to complement the exhibition Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (September 16–December 14, 2008) and provides information about ten quilts created by African American women who worked throughout the twentieth century.