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Craft in America
Gees Bend Quilters
Descending from several generations of quiltmakers, Lucy Mingo learned to quilt at an early age and today at age 83 is considered one of the finest second generation Gee's Bend quilters. Mary Ann Pettway, Manager of the Gee's Bend Quilter's Collective, learned to quilt as a young child from her mother. The 7th of 12 children, Mary Ann Pettway was born and raised in Gee's Bend.
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See the work of metalsmiths who create powerful art from jewelry to monumental sculpture.
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Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression in "Messages."
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What inspires a career in craft? How does one learn a craft and make a living at it?
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Early craft techniques used by these artists are passed on in a continuum of creativity.
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Community focuses on the connection artists have to their communities through craft.
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Memory looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects.