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"Drunkard's Path"—four-block variation (quiltmaker's name: "Devil's Walking Stick")
Lucy T. Pettway1943/1947
Souls Grown Deep
Atlanta, United States
Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, feed sacks remained a common element in Gee's Bend quilts.
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- Title: "Drunkard's Path"—four-block variation (quiltmaker's name: "Devil's Walking Stick")
- Creator: Lucy T. Pettway
- Creator Lifespan: 1921/2004
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Female
- Creator Birth Place: Gee's Bend, Alabama
- Date Created: 1943/1947
- Location Created: Gee's Bend, Alabama
- Physical Dimensions: 78 x 78 in. (198.1 x 198.1 cm)
- Subject Keywords: Gee's Bend, Black art, African American art
- Type: Quilt
- Rights: © Lucy T. Pettway / Photo: Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio
- External Link: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/lucy-t-pettway
- Medium: Cotton
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