The quilting tradition of Gee’s Bend — a small, remote, coastal community in rural Alabama — originates from a rich, underappreciated art form. In this deep bend in the Alabama River, African American women have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces dating from the early nineteenth century to the present. ✨ Gee’s Bend quilts represent a part of the vast history of quilts created to communicate stories and cultural histories that constitute a crucial significance in American art. The quilts were