Joanna Pettway

Joanna Pettway
Born	1924 (1924) Gees Bend, Alabama
Died	1993 (aged 68–69) Gees Bend, Alabama
Nationality	American
Known for	textile artist

Joanna Pettway (1924 - 1993) was an American quilt artist and daughter of Gees Bend quilter Martha Jane Pettway. ^[1]

Biography

Pettway was born in 1924 in Gees Bend, Alabama. ^[2] She was one of twelve children of Martha Jane and Little Pettway, living her whole life in Gees Bend. ^[3] She is associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters. ^[1]

Joanna Pettway's work is in the collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art, ^[4] the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. ^[5]

References

1. Gee's Bend : the women and their quilts (1st ed.). Atlanta, Ga.: Tinwood Books. 2002. p. 233. ISBN   9780971910409.
2. "Joanna Pettway". Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
3. "Joanna Pettway". Souls Grown Deep. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
4. "Joanna Pettway, American, Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1924 - 1993". Birmingham Museum of Art. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. "Joanna Pettway". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 4 February 2022.