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Joanna Pettway
American, 1924–1993
Joanna Pettway (1924–1993) was a member of the Pettway family, often considered the leading family in the history of Gees Bend quilt making. Daughter of Martha Jane Pettway, she created an early examples of a quilt that is characterized by the classic elements of Gee’s Bend design—large rectangles of primarily solid color fabric in the housetop pattern—made around 1950.
American, 1924–1993
Housetop Variation
about 1950
Object Type:
Textile
Dimensions:
72 x 69 in. (183 x 175 cm)
Medium and Support:
Cotton, cotton corduroy, wool, and linen
Accession Number:
2021.0004.0004
Credit Line:
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association Purchase and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection
Copyright:
© 2019 Estate of Joanna Pettway / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Joanna Pettway (1924–1993) was a member of the Pettway family, often considered the leading family in the history of Gees Bend quilt making. Daughter of Martha Jane Pettway, she created an early examples of a quilt that is characterized by the classic elements of Gee’s Bend design—large rectangles of primarily solid color fabric in the housetop pattern—made around 1950.
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