Mary L. Bennett

Mary L. Bennett (born 1942) is an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective.[1][2] She is a self-taught quilter who learned by watching her grandmother, Delia Bennett.[3][4][5] Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[6]

Early life

Bennett 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]

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. "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.
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