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Jakkai Siributr on Gee’s Bend Quilters

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It felt almost like a gift from heaven when a dear friend presented me with a copy of (2002). Published by Tinwood Books in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the book shines a light on a group of women from the Black community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, and their magnificent quilts. I say a gift from heaven because it came at just the right time during an early period of

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