Annie E. Pettway

Annie E. Pettway (1904–1972) was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective.^[1]^[2] Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and is included in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.^[3]^[4]

Early life[]

As told through her son, Sheriff Willie Quill Pettway, in an interview with the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Annie E. Pettway was born on June 18, 1904 to Austin H. Pettway and Leetha Pettway. She was one of ten children.^[3]

She married Ed. O Pettway. Sheriff Willie Quill Pettway describes the confusion over his father's name:

"She was married to Ed O.—they said Pettway, but he was a Williams. They changed his name to Pettway because he was living on the Pettway place, and they had to change their name as long as they stay on the place. So, when they took up the census, that’s what he kept his name: Pettway. His father was Ottoway Williams. He had changed his name to Pettway, too."^[3]

Together, Ed and Annie had nine children – five boys and four girls. Her son described her as a "housewife and a fieldworker," doing every task imaginable to keep the farm and family running.^[3]

Work[]

Sheriff Pettway describes piecing quilts as a necessity to protect and keep her family warm. It is a tradition that she passed to her daughters and her granddaughters.^[3]

References[]

^ Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul; Livingston, Jane (2002). Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Tinwood Books. p. 309. ISBN 9780971910409.
^ Arnett, William; Herman, Bernard (2006). Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Tinwood Books. p. 189. ISBN 9780971910478.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Annie E. Pettway | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art Expands African American Art Collection". Art & Object. Retrieved 2019-04-21.

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[1] Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul; Livingston, Jane (2002). Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Tinwood Books. p. 309. ISBN 9780971910409.

[2] Arnett, William; Herman, Bernard (2006). Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Tinwood Books. p. 189. ISBN 9780971910478.

[:0-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Annie E. Pettway | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.

[4] "Philadelphia Museum of Art Expands African American Art Collection". Art & Object. Retrieved 2019-04-21.

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Quilters	Nellie Mae Abrams Willie Abrams Annie Bendolph Louisiana Bendolph Mary Lee Bendolph Agatha Bennett Amelia Bennett Delia Bennett Linda Diane Bennett Loretta Pettway Bennett Mary L. Bennett Polly Bennett Emma Lee Pettway Campbell Minder Coleman Minnie Sue Coleman Rachel Carey George Gloria Hoppins Ella Mae Irby Mary Elizabeth Kennedy Nettie Jane Kennedy Lucy Mingo Lottie Mooney Lucy Mooney Flora Moore Aolar Mosely Addie Pearl Nicholson Mertlene Perkins Arcola Pettway Annie Bell Pettway Annie E. Pettway Arlonzia Pettway Candis Pettway Edwina Pettway Henrietta Pettway Jessie T. Pettway Lola Pettway Loretta Pettway Louella Pettway Lucy T. Pettway Lutisha Pettway Martha Jane Pettway Mensie Lee Pettway Pearlie Kennedy Pettway Qunnie Pettway Sally Mae Pettway Bettie Bendolph Seltzer Sue Willie Seltzer Florine Smith Geraldine Westbrook Andrea Williams Irene Williams Nell Hall Williams Patty Ann Williams Magalene Wilson Estelle Witherspoon Annie Mae Young Deborah Pettway Young Nettie Young
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Collecting organizations	Souls Grown Deep Foundation Torrey Quilt Collection
Books	Stichin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia McKissack Leaving Gee's Bend by Irene Latham
History of African-American quilting	Harriet Powers Quilts of the Underground Railroad

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