April 22
2008
The
1050 World’s Fair Park
Drive
865.525.6101
www.knoxart.org
Dear
Quilters:
The Knoxville Museum of Art
presents Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee’s
Mary Lee Bendolph’s extraordinary
talent first garnered national attention when her work was featured among that
of other quiltmakers from Gee’s
Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee’s Bend Quilts and
Beyond and its accompanying full-color catalogue examine Bendolph’s
inspiration and creative process, as well as her profound connection to the
cultural practices and expressive traditions from which her work arises. These
dramatically designed, richly colored, improvisational quilts created by Mary
Lee Bendolph and her family members are presented alongside complex and
evocative found object sculptures by noted African American self-taught artist
Thornton Dial and visionary “yard art” artist Lonnie Holley. Both of these
Alabama-based artists have been influenced by the quilts and the quiltmakers of
Gee’s
Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee’s
Don’t miss this opportunity to
enjoy some of
Sincerely,
David
Butler
Executive
Director
Gee’s Bend
Quilts Information Guide
What:
Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee’s Bend Quilts and Beyond
When:
July 10 – September 21, 2008
Where:
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 10 a.m. – 5
p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Closed
Mondays
Contact:
Angela
C. Thomas
Director
of Marketing
1050
World's
865.934.2034