Write An Essay On Gee's Bend History
THE HISTORY OF GEE'S BEND, ALABAMA"
Draft Article by Kyes Stephens
Alabama Online Encyclopedia
The community of Gee's Bend (whose official name is Boykin) is situated in Wilcox County in West Alabama in the bend of the Alabama River. Directly across the river from Camden, and southeast of Selma, Gee's Bend has one road into the community. Gee's Bend is in the Black Belt region of Alabama (an area that draws its name from the soil and the race of the predominant inhabitants).
The majority of Native Americans living in Alabama prior to European infiltration were of the Creek Federation. Present day Wilcox County was included. It is believed that Hernando DeSoto came through the area on his exploration.
All inhabitants of the state had tendencies to create communities along the many rivers of the state, so Gee's Bend is not …show more content…
In the late 1990s, a folk art collector from Atlanta, Georgia, after seeing a photograph made by Roland Freeman of a quilt draped over a wood pile, went to the region and bought hundreds of quilts. The pieces have been heralded as brilliant pieces of modern art.
While there continues to be a solid population living in Gee's Bend today, there is no significant industry, which sets up challenges economically for its inhabitants. But it would take more than economic hardship to make this steadfast and culturally rich community fall.
The collection of quilts from Gee's Bend was first shown at the Houston Museum of Art, before traveling to the Whitney Museum in New York, where high-acclaim continued to flow regarding the quilts. But the phenomena with these quilts is not without criticism. The show takes the women and the quilts out of the context of west Alabama, and has established serious academic discussions on the definition of
Draft Article by Kyes Stephens
Alabama Online Encyclopedia
The community of Gee's Bend (whose official name is Boykin) is situated in Wilcox County in West Alabama in the bend of the Alabama River. Directly across the river from Camden, and southeast of Selma, Gee's Bend has one road into the community. Gee's Bend is in the Black Belt region of Alabama (an area that draws its name from the soil and the race of the predominant inhabitants).
The majority of Native Americans living in Alabama prior to European infiltration were of the Creek Federation. Present day Wilcox County was included. It is believed that Hernando DeSoto came through the area on his exploration.
All inhabitants of the state had tendencies to create communities along the many rivers of the state, so Gee's Bend is not …show more content…
In the late 1990s, a folk art collector from Atlanta, Georgia, after seeing a photograph made by Roland Freeman of a quilt draped over a wood pile, went to the region and bought hundreds of quilts. The pieces have been heralded as brilliant pieces of modern art.
While there continues to be a solid population living in Gee's Bend today, there is no significant industry, which sets up challenges economically for its inhabitants. But it would take more than economic hardship to make this steadfast and culturally rich community fall.
The collection of quilts from Gee's Bend was first shown at the Houston Museum of Art, before traveling to the Whitney Museum in New York, where high-acclaim continued to flow regarding the quilts. But the phenomena with these quilts is not without criticism. The show takes the women and the quilts out of the context of west Alabama, and has established serious academic discussions on the definition of