This exhibition, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, features approximately 70 quilts made by several generations of African American women from the small farming community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. The exhibition focuses on the abstract imagery of these beautiful quilts and their relationship to African American vernacular architecture. Made between the 1930s and the present, the Gee’s Bend quilts feature bright patterns, inventive color combinations, lively irregularities and unexpected compositional variations that make them outstanding examples of modern art. The quilts in the exhibition are drawn from the collection of Tinwood Alliance, a nonprofit foundation for the support of African American vernacular art.

This exhibit features detailed scenes that incorporate actual costumes, props and set items used in the popular films.

Boxes are the ruled surroundings of every comic strip and comic book panel, and even constitute the twenty-four frames per second of the animated film. This exhibition reflects the history and development of these various genres and includes original art, comic books, graphic novels, volumes of single panel cartoons, histories, and criticism drawn from the collection of more than 5,000 books and over 20,000 comic books recently donated to the Penn Libraries by alumnus Steven Rothman. Featured are editorial cartoons; superheroes; underground comix; 'Terry and the Pirates,' 'Peanuts' and 'Pogo,' Donald Duck and Dirty Duck, Little Lulu, Little Orphan Annie and Little Annie Fanny, Superman and Super Goof.

Learn about the importance of presidential elections through role playing opportunities & interactive experiences. A highlight of the exhibit will be a signed copy of the historic race speech given by president-elect Barack Obama.

This exhibition, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, features approximately 70 quilts made by several generations of African American women from the small farming community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. The exhibition focuses on the abstract imagery of these beautiful quilts and their relationship to African American vernacular architecture. Made between the 1930s and the present, the Gee’s Bend quilts feature bright patterns, inventive color combinations, lively irregularities and unexpected compositional variations that make them outstanding examples of modern art. The quilts in the exhibition are drawn from the collection of Tinwood Alliance, a nonprofit foundation for the support of African American vernacular art.