Quilty z Gee's Bend

Bc. Rudolf Dittrich

Bachelor's thesis

Quilts of Gee's Bend

Abstract:

The present bachelor thesis deals with an extraordinary artistic phenomenon – the quilts of Gee’s Bend whose recent appearance in the spotlight of the American art community caused controversy. It briefly introduces the African American quilting tradition in general and history of the village of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. It describes origins of its specific aesthetic quality and the effect it exercised on the American art public. It concentrates on the theoretical disputes that accompanied the quilt exhibition tours and argued whether the quilts can be pronounced pieces of modern abstract art or not. Through the survey an opinion of the Czech public and its interest to see the Gee’s Bend quilt exhibition in the Czech Republic is inquired into. The significance of recognition of Gee’s Bend quilts as art for the self-awareness of the African American community is pointed out in the thesis.

Keywords

Gee's Bend, art, exhibition, patchwork, quilt

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 31. 8. 2007

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 4. 9. 2007
• Supervisor: Dr. Rita Chalmers Collins

Masaryk University

Faculty of Education

Bachelor programme / field:
Specialization in Education / Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English