Rachel Carey George
Rachel Carey George (1908–2011) was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective, alongside her aunt Delia Bennett.[1][2][3] Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[4]
Life
Born to Reverend William Carey and Mariah Pettway Carey in Mitchell Hill, Alabama, Rachel Carey George was the matriarch of her household. She did all the farming in her property until she was 90 years old.[2] She had one daughter, Annie Mae Carey, three granddaughters, and one grandson. She lived to be 103 years old. Her daughter recalled in an interview that she "kept on quilting" until the end of her life.[2]
References
- ^ Arnett, William; Herman, Bernard (2006). Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Tinwood Books. p. 46. ISBN 9780971910478.
- ^ a b c "Rachel Carey George | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ 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. 64. ISBN 9780965376648.
- ^ "Museum Of Fine Arts Acquires Historic Quilts From Community Who Traces Lineage To Slavery". www.wbur.org. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
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- Nellie Mae Abrams
- Willie Abrams
- Annie Bendolph
- Louisiana Bendolph
- Mary Lee Bendolph
- Agatha Bennett
- Amelia Bennett
- Delia Bennett
- Linda Diane Bennett
- Loretta Pettway Bennett
- Mary L. Bennett
- Polly Bennett
- Emma Lee Pettway Campbell
- Minder Coleman
- Minnie Sue Coleman
- Rachel Carey George
- Gloria Hoppins
- Ella Mae Irby
- Mary Elizabeth Kennedy
- Nettie Jane Kennedy
- Lucy Mingo
- Lottie Mooney
- Lucy Mooney
- Flora Moore
- Aolar Mosely
- Addie Pearl Nicholson
- Mertlene Perkins
- Arcola Pettway
- Annie Bell Pettway
- Annie E. Pettway
- Arlonzia Pettway
- Candis Pettway
- Edwina Pettway
- Henrietta Pettway
- Jessie T. Pettway
- Lola Pettway
- Loretta Pettway
- Louella Pettway
- Lucy T. Pettway
- Lutisha Pettway
- Martha Jane Pettway
- Mensie Lee Pettway
- Pearlie Kennedy Pettway
- Qunnie Pettway
- Sally Mae Pettway
- Bettie Bendolph Seltzer
- Sue Willie Seltzer
- Florine Smith
- Geraldine Westbrook
- Andrea Williams
- Irene Williams
- Nell Hall Williams
- Patty Ann Williams
- Magalene Wilson
- Estelle Witherspoon
- Annie Mae Young
- Deborah Pettway Young
- Nettie Young
- Stichin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia McKissack
- Leaving Gee's Bend by Irene Latham
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