Andrea Williams (quilter)
Andrea Pettway Williams (born 1973) is an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective, along with her mother, Lorraine Pettway.[1][2] Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and is included in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[3] She is a sixth-generation quilter.[4]
Exhibitions
Williams's work has been featured in exhibitions examining the history and contemporary significance of quilting in American art. Her work was included in Stitching the Revolution: Quilts as Agents of Change, an exhibition organized by the Mattatuck Museum that explored quilting as a medium for social and cultural change.[5]
References
- ↑ Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul; Livingston, Jane (2002). "Work Clothes". Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Tinwood Books. p. 76. ISBN 9780971910409. OCLC 51268249 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Andrea Williams". Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Philadelphia Museum of Art Expands African American Art Collection". Art & Object. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ Wallach, Amei (2006). "The Living Legacy of Dinah the Slave". In Arnett, Paul; Cubbs, Joanne; Metcalf Jr., Eugene W. (eds.). Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Tinwood Books. p. 144. ISBN 9780971910478. OCLC 70919911 – via Google Books.
- ↑ {{cite web 4 |title=Stitching the Revolution: Quilts as Agents of Change 5 |url=https://www.mattmuseum.org/exhibition/stitching-the-revolution/ 6 |website=Mattatuck Museum 7 |access-date=10 August 2026 8 }}