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It’s no coincidence that National Quilting Day occurs during Women’s History Month. Today we’re honoring the quilting tradition from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. We selected a few highlights made by women quilters from our recent acquisition from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, which is dedicated to documenting, preserving, exhibiting, and promoting the works of contemporary African American artists from the southeastern United States.

“Housetop Quilt-Fractured-Medallion Variation,” c. 1955, by Delia Bennett © Estate of Delia Bennett/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio/Art Resource (AR), New York

“Flying Geese Variation Quilt” c. 1935, by Annie E. Pettway © Estate of Annie E. Pettway. Photo Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio/Art Resource (AR), New York

“Roman Stripes Variation Quilt,” 1970, by Loretta Pettway © Loretta Pettway/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio/Art

Roman glass bottle in the shape of a fish, 1st-2nd century A.D.

absolutely wonderful submission from ember226

$149,900/4 br/2994 sq ft

Honesdale, PA