Bars And String-pieced Columns — Jessie T. Pettway, Also Known As Bootnie

Bars and string-pieced columns

Vibrant red and blue tapering strings create a rhythmic pattern in this 1950 textile masterpiece by Jessie T. Pettway, offering a unique glimpse into Gee's Bend artistry that you can bring to your collection.


jessie t. pettway, also known as bootnie (1929 - 2023)

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Jessie T. Pettway’s versatility is represented by an elegant design of tapering strings in shades of red, yellow, blue, and gray, all framed by columns of bright red. The composition, suggestive of waving grass, resembles the oscillating pattern in the quilt that Gertrude Miller gave to her. Jessie appears perplexed by admiration of this quilt.