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Article: AT&T and Gee's Bend Quilters Create Artwork to Commemorate Black History Month
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- February 14, 2008
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: Tiffany Nels of AT&T Inc., +1-512-963-6357,
tnels@attnews.us
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To commemorate
Black History Month, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced the unveiling
of a specially commissioned quilt that celebrates the spirit of
African-Americans and highlights the unique talents of the renowned
Gee's Bend Quilters.
The AT&T Gee's Bend Quilt, which measures 95 inches by 82 inches,
was created by 46 members of the Gee's Bend Quilters Collective and
features colors based on the AT&T brand palette. The artists,
ranging in age from 19 to 90, worked together for more than 250
hours to complete the artwork, which is destined to become a ...