“Gee’s Bend Revisited”, a special exhibition at the Pacific International Quilt Festival, consists of replica’s of Gee’s Bend quilts made by “master quilt artist and storyteller” Allyson Allen. She uses some different fabrics, and they are smaller than the original quilts, but she has used the same name as the original quilts.
Work Clothes with Center Medallion by Allyson Allen, Original by Annie Mae Young, ca.1976
Four Generation Quilt by Allyson Allen and Krysta Wright
Framed Bars and Stripes by Allyson Allen
Framed Bars and Stripes by Allyson Allen
Lazy Gal Variation by Allyson Allen, Original Quilt by Arcola Pettway
Diamond Blocks by Allyson Allen, Original ca. 1960 by MoMo Moore
Diamond Blocks by Allyson Allen
Bars and Stripes by Allyson Allen
Big Blocks and Bars by Allyson Allen
Stripes by Allyson Allen, Original by Mary Lee Bendolph
Roman Stripes Variation by Allyson Allen, Original quilt ca. 1960 by Deborah Pettway Young
Blocks and Stripes by Allyson Allen, Original quilt by Missouri Pettway ca.1942
Housetop 8-Block Variation by Allyson Allen, Original quilt by Linda Pettway, ca.1975
The Plaid Portico 
What was the purpose of this artist copying the original Gee’s Bend quilts and having them on display in public? WHY?!!!
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