Delia Bennett

     Delia Bennett (Image source unknown)

Delia Bennett  (1892 - 1976), was the Matriarch of an extended family of Quiltmakers, including her daughters Creola B. Pettway, Georgiana Pettway, and Ella Mae Irby.  Delia Bennet's work is known for the emphatic and wildly asymmetrical geometries within her quilts.

Delia Bennett's work was included in the first major museum exhibition introducing Gee’s Bend to the art world in 2002, The Quilts of Gee’s Bend, originating at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Additional museum venues for this exhibition include the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Orlando Museum of Art, The Walters Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, the Speed Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum and the Philadelphia Art Museum.

Work by Delia Bennett is in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

 

Delia Bennett was featured in the following gallery exhibitions:

My Way: A Gathering,  Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, 2023

 

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