For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have stitched together scraps of fabric into something far more lasting than cloth alone. Their quilts, once made out of necessity, have become enduring works ...

When Adidas tapped the Quilters of Gee’s Bend for its 2025 Honoring Black Excellence campaign, the women behind the iconic quilts were stunned — not because their work lacked value, but because the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Postal Service issued the 39-cent ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Postal Service issued the 39-cent ...

The story of five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, will be unveiled onscreen when the community comes together to view short documentary film “While I Yet Live” at ...

The isolated community of Gee’s Bend is tucked away in a U-shaped curve of the Alabama River. Its inhabitants descend from slaves, many of whose relatives literally walked from North Carolina with ...

Waterford — There are few things more personal than a baby quilt, and if you have one, you can probably trace the origins of its style to a community of Black quilters in the post-Emancipation Deep ...

Black women quilters paid homage to HBCUs, thanks to Adidas. Adidas has released a limited-edition NCAA basketball jersey collection inspired by the Quilters of Gee’s Bend. The collection features ...

It’s been a Gee’s Bend spring here in Denver: The Denver Center Theatre Company toasted the multi-generational Alabama quilt-making community with a theatrical stage bow earlier this year, and the ...

Building on a tradition brought to the Fox stage with the 2024 production of AUGUST WILSON'S GEM OF THE OCEAN, GEE’S BEND tells the powerful story of a family of quilters from the isolated town of Gee ...