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Gee's Bend, Mary Maxtion, Bag Quilt

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Item Details

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Title: Gee's Bend, Mary Maxtion, Bag Quilt

Description: Made by Mary Maxtion around 1991, Boligee, Greene County, Alabama, 82" x 74", unused. (Actual colors are brighter than photo.)

Additional Information: Quiltmakers from Boligee, Greene County, Alabama. Some of the Boligee quiltmakers had relatives in Gee's Bend. However, Boligee, in Greene County, southwest of Tuscaloosa, is not as isolated geographically as Gee's Bend (Wilcox County, AL). Last group of Gee's Bend Area Quilts from a private collector (2018). This is your opportunity to own one of the treasures from the amazing quiltmakers from Gee's Bend area. They have not been offered publicly until now.

This group of quilts was purchased by a private collector from the women of the Gee's Bend area through Bill Arnett more than fifteen years ago. This same collector has also assembled and donated a significant folkart collection to his local art museum, where he has been actively involved for many years. These quilts represent the work of most of the well-known quiltmakers and some of their families. Many of the quilts were made early in their careers.

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