Mary L. Bennett

Mary L. Bennett (born 1942) is an American artist. She is associated with the Gee's Bend quilting collective. She is a self-taught quilter who learned by watching her grandmother, Delia Bennett. Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Early life.
Bennett was raised by her grandmother Delia Bennett in the brown's Quarters region of Gee's Bend. She began work at age 10 or 11 working in her uncle, Stalling Bennett's, farm. She received very little schooling, and ceased farm work after the death of her grandfather. 