Missouri Pettway Explained

Missouri Pettway
Birth Date:[1]
Death Date:[2]
Nationality:American
Field:Quilting
Movement:Gee's Bend Collective

Missouri Pettway (1902-1981) was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective. In 2020, the National Gallery of Art acquired two of Missouri Pettway's quilts, along with work by other quilters from Gee's Bend.[3] Her 1971 work titled "Path through the Woods" (Quiltmaker's Name) was featured in the Gallery's 2022 exhibition, Called to Create: Black Artist of the American South, September 18, 2022 – March 26, 2023, curated by Harry Cooper.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artist Info . 2022-09-23 . www.nga.gov.
  2. Web site: Artist Info . 2022-09-23 . www.nga.gov.
  3. Web site: Missouri Pettway Souls Grown Deep . 2022-09-23 . www.soulsgrowndeep.org.
  4. Web site: Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South . 2022-09-24 . www.nga.gov.