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...Beardsley is the author of Gee’s Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. His work catalogs the social, historical, and artistic significance of quilt-making in African-American culture—saying that quilts had devotional, artistic, and trade purposes...
...European tradition, there’s a tendency to repeat patterns. In the African-American tradition, there’s a desire to break patterns,” Beardsley said...
...visual slide that elicited a reaction from the crowd was that of a simple green and white quilt entitled “Lazy Gal.” Made from corduroy, this quilt employed a style which Beardsley dubbed “improvised geometries...
...Beardsley also established connections between the artistry of quilts and devotional worship...
...Beardsley said that through his work on Gee’s Bend, he hopes to promote a more inclusive view...