TAM: quilt questions and answers

Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions from the first few weeks of Gee's Bend.

 

Were some of the Gee's Bend quilts used as quilts?

All of the Gee's Bend quilts were made with the intent that they would be used. However, some of the quilts made after 2003, have not actually been used.

Most were used as quilts on beds, especially the older ones.

 

Were they all hand-quilted?

Yes, all of the Gee's Bend quilts have been hand-quilted. The "quilting" refers to the stitching that holds the layers of fabric and insulation together.

Some of the Gee's Bend quilts have been machine-pieced – this refers to the process of sewing the pieces of fabric together to create to quilt-top.

 

What’s on the back?
Most of the quilts are fairly plain on the back. The back-side fabrics range from old feed sacks to bedsheets.

The only quilts in our exhibition that are double-sided are hung from the ceiling so that both sides can be viewed.

 

Thanks for your time!

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

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upcoming Cecilia Beaux docent training

Attached is the tour outline for Cecila Beaux: American Figure Painter.  Please use this outline as you prepare for tours and bring it along with any additional notes and questions to next week’s trainings.

 

We look forward to seeing you this Sunday, October 14 at 1:30 for Framing the American Figure Painter, Cecelia Beaux.  Admission is free to docents but requires a ticket.  Tickets will be held for you at will call on the day of the event.  In order to insure admittance to the lecture, be sure to pick up your ticket by 1:15.

 

The Touring Workshops on Monday, October 15 from 10:30-12:30 and Wednesday, October 17^th from 5:30-7:30 pm will include a gallery walkthrough led by Margaret Bullock, Curator of Collections and Special Exhibitions.  Be sure to let Heide or I know in advance if you are unable to attend.

 

Thank you for all that you give to the museum.

 

Susan Burnham

Manager of School, Teacher, and Docent Programs

sburnham@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

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TAM: Norman Lundin exhibition

Norman Lundin, who is in the Telling Stories exhibition, has an exhibition for the month of October at Pierce College (that you may want to see):

Norman Lundin Paintings at Pierce College Fine Arts Gallery, Olympic Building, Room 265, 9401 Farwest Drive, S.W., Lakewood (October 2007) www.pierce.ctc.edu/art

 

Thanks for everything you do!

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

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