Magalene Wilson

Magalene Wilson (1898–2001), also known as Magdalene Wilson,[1] was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective.[2][3][4] Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and is included in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[5][6]

Life

Wilson was close friends with Martha Jane Pettway and Loretta Pettway's grandmother Prissy. She did not have any children. She owned her land and frequently let her neighbors farm on it. She was generous with her neighbors and owned many cats.[2]

She retired to a community in Mobile, Alabama, but remained self-sufficient and independent.

Work

Although her friends and neighbors often quilted communally, Wilson pieced and sewed her quilts by herself. This allowed her the space and time to quilt meticulously and with tremendous detail.[2]

References

  1. ^ Marvar, Alexandra (2018-10-29). "Can You Copyright a Quilt?". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  2. ^ a b c "Magalene Wilson | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  3. ^ Arnett, William; Herman, Bernard (2006). Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Tinwood Books. p. 112. ISBN 9780971910478.
  4. ^ Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul; Livingston, Jane (2002). Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Tinwood Books. p. 284. ISBN 9780971910409.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art Expands African American Art Collection". Art & Object. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : One Patch Quilt". beta.philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.


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