Archives of American Art
Sue Pierce papers relating to the exhibition Full Deck Art Quilts
Pierce, Sue
AAA.piersue
Archival Resource Key
1.4 Linear feet
1988- 2002
The papers of quiltmaker and curator Sue Pierce relating to the exhibition Full Deck Art Quilts measure 1.4 linear feet, date from 1988 to 2002, and comprise material Pierce collected as curator of the exhibition.
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Biographical / Historical
Sue Pierce is a quiltmaker and curator in Rockville, Maryland.
Pierce received a Bachelor of Arts degree in math from Duke University in 1965. She found that she enjoyed experimenting with fabrics when she created a quilt as a wedding gift for her brother in 1975. In 1985, she rented studio space to focus on her art full time. In 1992, Pierce began gathering material for the Full Deck project, in which 54 quilters were chosen to pick a unique playing card and interpret the card in a quilt. The project culminated in the exhibition, Full Deck Art Quilts, that opened in 1995 at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, with a catalog written by Verna Suit. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) then circulated the exhibition across the country.
Pierce's work is in the collections of the author Tom Wolfe, the U.S. Department of State, National Institutes of Health, and others. She is a member of the American Craft Council, Studio Art Quilt Association, and Art Quilt Network/New York, and was a founding board member of Arts Place.
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Scope and Contents
The papers of quiltmaker and curator Sue Pierce relating to the exhibition Full Deck Art Quilts measure 1.4 linear feet, date from 1988 to 2002, and comprise material Pierce collected as curator of the exhibition. The majority of the collection consists of files for each of the 54 participating artists containing correspondence, resumes, painted fabric samples, photographs, printed materials, questionnaires regarding participation in the exhibition, sketches, and artist statements. Other files contain correspondence, an exhibition proposal, photographs and captions, and printed materials. Printed materials include the exhibition catalog, Art Quilts: Playing with a Full Deck, 2 decks of playing cards featuring quilts from the exhibition, the calendar Face Cards from Art Quilts: Playing with a Full Deck, clippings, and other related material.
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Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 2002 by Sue Pierce as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
Preferred Citation
Sue Pierce papers relating to the exhibition Full Deck Art Quilts, 1988-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2022.
Quiltmakers -- Maryland -- Rockville
Art museum curators -- Maryland -- Rockville
American studio craft movement
Drawings
Women artists
Suit, Verna
Full Deck (Project)
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Sue Pierce Papers Relating to the Exhibition Full Deck Art Quilts
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
1.4 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2, OVs 3-4
1988-2002
Scope and Contents
Series comprises material Pierce collected as curator of the exhibition, including artist files for the 54 participating artists, and printed material. Artist files contain correspondence, resumes, painted fabric samples, photographs, printed materials, questionnaires regarding participation in the exhibition, sketches, and artist statements.
Other files contain correspondence, an exhibition proposal, photographs and captions, and printed materials that include the exhibition catalog written by Pierce and Verna Suit, Art Quilts: Playing with a Full Deck, 2 decks of playing cards featuring quilts from the exhibition, the calendar Face Cards from Art Quilts: Playing with a Full Deck, clippings, and other printed material related to the exhibition. Handwritten notes by Pierce can be found throughout the collection and provide additional information on the records.
Adams, B.J.
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1992-1994
1
1
Anderson, Deborah
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1993-1995
1
2
Autenrieth, Pat
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1992-1998
1
3
Becker, Judy
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1990-1994
1
4
Benson, Jeanne
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1993
1
5
Berkenfeld, Karen Felicity
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1992-1994
1
6
Brainard, Katharine
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1992-1994
1
7
Brown, Sara
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1993-1998
1
8
Brown, Tafi
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1992-1993
1
9
Busch, Elizabeth A.
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1990-1994
1
10
Carey, Joyce Marquess
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1992-1993
1
11
Cochran, Jane Burch
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1993-1994
1
12
Danley-Brown, Dee
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1992-1994
1
13
Davis, Ardyth
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1992-1998
1
14
Davis, Lenore
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1993-1999
1
15
Edmonds, Chris Wolf
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1993-1997
1
16
Faeder, Susan B.
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1992-1994
1
17
Fallert, Caryl Bryer
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1993-1996
1
18
Fraas, Gayle and Duncan Slade
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1993-1994
1
19
Gersen, Carol H.
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1992-1995
1
20
Hawkins, Patty
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1991-1998
1
21
Herbort, Diane
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1993-1998
1
22
Holden, Dorothy
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1992-1993
1
23
Holzinger, Melissa
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1993-1994
1
24
Humberson, Sandra
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1992-1998
1
25
Junker, Holly
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1993-2000
1
26
Kempers-Cullen, Natasha
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1992-1994
1
27
Knaver, Katherine
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1992-1993
1
28
Laury, Jean Ray
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1993-1994
1
29
Lawler, Mickey
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1993
1
30
Lawler, Mickey
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1993
4
Lehman, Libby
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1993-1994
1
31
Levin, Linda
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1992-1994
1
32
Lintault, M. Joan
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1993-1999
1
33
MacDonald, Linda
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1993-1995
1
34
Malwitz, Marguerite Ann
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1993
1
35
Mangat, Terri
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1993
1
36
Scope and Contents
Mangat was originally chosen to create a quilt but was ultimately unable to participate and was replaced by Katharine Brainard.
May, Therese
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1991-1994
1
37
Mazloomi, Carolyn L.
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1993-1994
1
38
McKearn, Katherine
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1993
1
39
Mortenson, Barbara
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1993-1998
1
40
Nash, Dominie
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1993-1998
1
41
O'Connor, Kathleen
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1993-1996
1
42
Perry, Linda
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1993-1997
1
43
Pierce, Sue
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1992-1993
1
44
Porcella, Yvonne
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1993-1994
1
45
Richardson, Emily
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1993-1999
1
46
Scherer, Deidre
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1988-2000
1
47
Schulze, Joan
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1993-1998
1
48
Schwalb, Robin
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1992-1993
1
49
Sharp, Kathleen
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1993-1998
1
50
Shie, Susan and James Acord
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1993-1994
1
51
Shurtliff, Jen
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1992-1993
1
52
Shurtliff, Jen
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1992-1993
3
1
Suit, Verna (Catalog Author)
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1993-1999
1
53
Sward, Lynne
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circa 1993
1
54
Vernon, Michele
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1991-1993
1
55
Williamson, Jeanne
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1993-1995
1
56
Williamson, Jeanne
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1993-1995
3
2
Correspondence, Artists Who Declined to Participate
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1992-1993
1
57
Correspondence, Mailings to Artists
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1992-1999
1
58
Correspondence, General
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1993-1997
1
59
Exhibition Proposal
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1992-1994
1
60
Photographs and Captions
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circa 1994
1
61
Printed Materials, Calendar Face Cards from Art Quilts: Playing with a Full Deck
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1996
3
3
Printed Materials, Clippings
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1995-2002
2
1
Printed Materials, Exhibition Catalog Art Quilts: Playing with a Full Deck
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1994
2
2
Printed Materials, Exhibition Playing Card Decks
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1994
2
3
Scope and Contents
2 decks
Printed Materials, Miscellaneous Exhibition Material
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1993-2000
2
4