QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5527

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0220

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2009:10.1

Object label:

Yes We Can
Denyse Schmidt
Bridgeport, Connecticut
2008
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2009:10.1

Essay:

A replica of the one that the artist made as a fundraiser for the campaign for Barack Obama’s campaign for the 2008 U.S. Presidential election; specifically it was made as part of the The Obama Craft Project: Crafting for Change. The phrase Yes We Can, became THE campaign slogan and the phrase is now the subject of scholarly interrogation. Dr. Wolfgang Mieder, MSU CAL Disintguished Alum and internationally recognized proverb scholar, recently authored “Yes We Can”: Barack Obama's Proverbial Rhetoric (Peter Lang Publishing; 2009). Dr. Mieder and MSUM curator MacDowell published the article, "'When Life Hands You Scraps, Make a Quilt': Quiltmakers and the Tradition of Proverbial Inscriptions" in Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship; 27:2010. The image of the quilt will be included as an illustration.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Yes We Can

How wide is the quilt?

56"

How long is the quilt?

54 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Red; White

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Denyse Schmidt

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

NOV 4 2008

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

When was the quilt finished?

2008

Time period:

2000-2025

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative; Fundraising

Details about why the quilt was made:

This is a reproduction of a quilt made to raise funds for the candidacy of Barrack Obama for President, 2008.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bridgeport

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt top made by:

Schmidt, Denyse

Quiltmaker's city:

Bridgeport

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

How was this quilt acquired?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

When was the form filled out?

11/24/2009

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

Shape of corners:

Straight