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Haptic & Hue

Feb 5, 2026

An extraordinary new exhibition has just opened in the small Alabama township of Gees Bend, and it gives us some clues as to why this community of world-famous quilters became home to one of America’s greatest creative legacies.

 

The quilts of Gees Bend were first exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston,...