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Fiber
Art
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Following the Thread |
Created
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July 5, 2002 |
"Full
Deck" Exhibition Records |
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| In
1992, quilt artist Sue Pierce had a good idea for an exhibition. She asked
54 art quilters each to pick a playing card and interpret that card in quilt
form, using a standard size and thickness. The result was a theme exhibition,
"Full Deck Art Quilts," that conveyed the expressive possibilities
and vitality of American art quilts. The exhibition, which premiered in
1995 at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, was
circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
Pierce recently donated to the Archives of American Art her complete records
of the exhibition, including files on the participating artists, which contain
correspondence and notes about their creative process, as well as press
clippings and other printed material. |
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| Letter
and enclosures from Karen Felicity Berkenfeld regarding her quilt Jack of
Diamonds for the "Full Deck" art quilt project, August 25, 1993.
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| Melissa
Holzinger, studio notes for her quilt Eight of Diamonds for the "Full
Deck" art quilt project, September 1993. |
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| Letter
and enclosures from Joyce Marquess Carey regarding her progress on her quilt
King of Clubs for the "Full Deck" art quilt project, June 12,
1993. |
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| Letter
and computer generated sketch from Joyce Marquess Carey with her ideas for
the King of Clubs [received December 26, 1992]. |
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| Photocopy
of Jim Acord and Susan Shie's sketchbook with notes on making the Joker,
1993 Aug. 22. Page. 28 x 22 cm. Sue Pierce - The Full Deck Art Quilt Exhibition
papers Archives of American Art. |
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| Photograph
of Susan Shie painting the Joker, August 6, 1993. |
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| Natasha
Kempers-Cullen, sketches and drawings for her quilt Seven of Spades for
the "Full Deck" art quilt project, 1993 (reproduced from the original). |
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