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Updated 4/28/07
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Inspired Design: Extraordinary Quilts Created by
the Women of
Gee’s Bend, Alabama
January 27
– May 13, 2007
“Some of the most
miraculous works of modern art America has produced.” – Michael Kimmelman,
New York Times art critic
ORLANDO,
FL… January 7, 2007 – This January, the Orlando Museum of Art presents Gee’s
Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt, an exhibition showcasing more than 70
strikingly original quilts created by the women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Gee’s
Bend, a small, historically all-black community, has a rich tradition of
quiltmaking. For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have learned the craft
from their mothers and grandmothers, piecing together scraps of fabric and worn
clothing into quilts of bold and dazzling design. Although the women made
quilts out of necessity, they transformed the craft into a high form of artistic
expression.
Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt provides a look at the long
tradition of quiltmaking in this small rural community. It features quilt
masterpieces from the 1930s and after, and celebrates the recent revitalization
of the community’s quiltmaking tradition by spotlighting a number of quilts
created in the last four years.
Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt has been organized by the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta. Transportation
for the exhibition is provided by EGL Eagle Global Logistics. The Quilts are
drawn from the collection of Tinwood Alliance, a non-profit foundation for the
support of African-American vernacular art.
The Orlando Museum of Art is located at 2416 N. Mills Ave., Orlando, FL,
32803-1483. Admission will be $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens (65+) and
college students with a valid ID, $5 for children ages 6-18 and free for Museum
Members and children aged 5 and younger. The Museum will be open Tuesday-Friday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.; and closed Mondays and
major holidays. For further information, call (407) 896-4231 or visit the
Museum’s web site at www.OMArt.org <http://www.omart.org/>
. Media interested in receiving promotional images for the exhibition may call
(407) 896-4231, Ext. 239, or e-mail marketingpr@OMArt.org.
Updated 08/15/06
