Mary L. Bennett

Mary L. Bennett (born 1942) is an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective.[1][2] Bennett came from a family of quilters originating with the matriarch of the family her grandmother, Delia Bennett.[3][4][5] Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[6] and National Gallery of Art.[7]

Early life

Bennett was born to mother Lucille Bennett and father Finest Major.[8] She was raised by her grandmother Delia Bennett in the brown's Quarters region of Gee's Bend. She began work at age 10 or 11 working in her uncle, Stalling Bennett's, farm. She received very little schooling, and ceased farm work after the death of her grandfather.[4] At the age of 12 or 13 she began teaching herself to quilt by watching her grandmother.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Quiltmakers Of The Quilts of Gees Bend". www.quiltsofgeesbend.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  2. ^ Arnett, William; Herman, Bernard (2006). Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Tinwood Books. p. 46. ISBN 9780971910478.
  3. ^ Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Houston, Museum of Fine Arts; Livingston, Jane; Arnett, Paul; Wardlaw, Alvia J. (2002). The Quilts of Gee's Bend. Tinwood Books. p. 116. ISBN 9780965376648.
  4. ^ a b "Mary L. Bennett | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  5. ^ Rubin, Susan Goldman. 2017. The Quilts of Gee's Bend. New York: Abrams. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Museum Of Fine Arts Acquires Historic Quilts From Community Who Traces Lineage To Slavery". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  7. ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  8. ^ a b Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul; Livingston, Jane (2004). Gee's Bend The Women and Their Quilts (3rd ed.). Atlanta: Tinwood Books, Atlanta in association w/ The Museum of Fine Arts. p. 342. ISBN 0971910405.
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