The Quilts of Gee's Bend: A De Young Museum Slide Talk December 5, 2006

The Quilts of Gee’s Bend Visit the San Mateo County Libraries

Hailed by The New York Times as “some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced,” the Quilts of Gee’s Bend makes the rounds of the San Mateo County Library. This widely acclaimed exhibit, now showing at the De Young Museum, is completing a nationwide tour. The slide/lecture from the De Young Museum docents includes selections of more than 60 quilts made by four generations of African American women who live in Alabama. The quilts are pieced from scraps of fabric often salvaged from worn-out clothes, combined in extraordinary combinations of color, pattern, and texture. Their bold geometric shapes, dramatic shifts in scale, and improvisational approach produce striking abstract compositions in fabric.
This amazing program, free and open to the public, will be presented at the Half Moon Bay Library on Friday, October 17 at 7:30 pm; the Brisbane Library on Tuesday, November 28 at 7:30 pm; the Belmont Library on Tuesday, December 5 at 7:30 pm; and the Pacifica Library on Monday, December 11 at 7:30 pm. The Half Moon Bay Library is located at 620 Correas Street, and the telephone number is 650-726-2316. The Brisbane Library is located at 250 Visitacion Avenue, and the telephone number is 415-467-2060. The Belmont Library is located at 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas and the telephone number is 650-591-8286. The Pacifica Library is located at 104 Hilton Way and the telephone number is 650-355-5196. Please call the libraries for more information.

Official Website: http://www.smcl.org/libraries/hmb/events/adult.html