About This Artwork
Designed and executed by Allie Pettway
American, born 1917
United States, Alabama, Gee's Bend
Quilt Entitled "Pinwheel"c. 1975
Double sided, cotton and polyester, plain weaves, some printed, some fulled; pieced; polyester batting, quilted with cotton and polyester thread
206.2 x 224.2 cm (81 1/4 x 88 1/4 in.)
Robert Allerton Endowment, 2002.382
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 265, "A Century of Collecting: African American Art in The Art Institute of Chicago," January 31, 2003–May 19, 2003
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Exploring Quilts: Art, History and Craftsmanship," March 17–September 12, 2004
Publication History
Beardsley, John, et al. Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Atlanta: Tinwood Books, 2002. p. 273.
Thurman, Christa C. Mayer and Batty, Jessica. “Two-Sided Bedcover,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 29, 2 (2003), pp. 30-31 (illus.).