Agatha Bennett (1919–2006) was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective, alongside her mother-in-law, Delia Bennett.[1][2][3][4][5] Her work is included in the collection of the High Museum of Art.
(Photograph by William Arnett)
Early life and family edit
Bennett was born in Gee's Bend at the Herbert Hall Wilkinson Plantation.[1] She was raised by her grandparents, Emma and Jacob Coleman.[1] She and Rev. Pernell Bennett married in 1940 and raised 14 children together subsistence farming, working for canning factories, and wood mills.[1]
Quilt maker edit
Bennett was a member of the Gee's Bend quilting collective.[4]
Legacy edit
Through interviews with her husband, Souls Grown Deep Foundation documented Agatha's personal life and development as a quilter.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Agatha Bennett | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ "Quiltmakers Of The Quilts of Gees Bend". www.quiltsofgeesbend.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ Gracie Bonds Staples, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Fulton County woman keeps connection to Gee's Bend alive". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul; Livingston, Jane (2002). Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Tinwood Books. p. 348. ISBN 9780971910409.
- ^ Arnett, William; Herman, Bernard (2006). Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Tinwood Books. p. 111. ISBN 9780971910478.
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