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 Kyra of Black Threads continues with her updates on the Gee’s Bend Quilters lawsuits and other news.  If you’ve been following this situation, check out, Judge Grants All Concerned in Three Gee’s Bend Cases an Additional 45 Days.
Also, here you’ll find related news and previous articles and resources concerning this case.
The Gee’s Bend quilts continue to draw attention as they are displayed around the country. There even are postcards of the quilts, such as in the illustration above.
Have you seen any of the Gee’s Bend quilts “in person?”
(C)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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  The continued controversy about Gee’s Bend quilts and the numerous exhibits around the country seem to have increased their popularity and the familiarity of the name.  To read about an exhibit at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY and a very balanced article, check out Do quit promoters exploit folk artists? by Diane Heilenman, in the Courier-Journal.com.
Ms. Heilenman also mentions another quilt exhibit in Louisville, African-American Art Quilts, at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft.
Both shows reflect some of the clothesline look and awkward visual competitions that seem to always attend hanging big, bold quilts in large …read more

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  According to an article in The Plain Dealer,  the quilters at Gee’s Bend, a rural town in Alzbama, have provided inspiration for a play, “Gee’s Bend,” at The Cleveland Play House.  Three actors will portray three generations of quiltmakers made famous by the colorful quilts made at Gee’s Bend.
Also on display are quilts made by the African-American Quilting and Dollmaking Guild and the Quilt Club at the St. Peter Church – Marion Sterling Elementary School.  For more details of the exhibit, read the above article in The Plain Dealer by Julie E. Washington.
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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  If you’re following the Gee’s Bend lawsuit, you can find, at Black Threads, a good summary of the latest motion by Judge Bert W. Milling, Jr. to grant a motion to suspend deadlines until April 24, 2008. 
Kyra also has more information and links at her blog to keep you up to date with this story.
For information about the Gee’s Bend quilts in general:
The Quilts of Gee’s Bend
PBS – The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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   The Gee’s Bend Quilters and their extraordinary quilts have made a big “splash” in the quilting world, with exhibits of the needlework in museums and galleries around the country.  The discovery of these quilts and quilters was an interesting story, too.
However, controversy arose when several quilters brought a lawsuit against the Arnetts who discovered the quilters and arranged to display and sell the quilts.
A press release went out recently concerning the Gee’s Bend Quilters Collective and their support of the Arnetts and Tinwood, the company that represents the collective.  You can find a copy of this statement at Ginger’s …read more