2003

Hanson, Marin F.; Smucker, Janneken

United States

From Uncoverings 2003, Volume 24 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

Marin F. Hanson, assistant curator of the International Quilt Study Center, holds undergraduate degrees from Grinnell College and Northern Illinois University and a M.A. degree in textile history, quilt studies emphasis, and museum studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She recently curated the IQSC exhibi­tion "Reflections of the Exotic East in American Quilts" and authored the accom­panying catalog (2001). Her scholarly work also focuses on the use of databases in facilitating broad-scale quilt research.

Janneken Smucker holds a M.A. in textile history, quilt studies emphasis, with a minor in museum studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She recently co-authored Amish Crib Quilts from the Midwest: The Sara Miller Collection (2003) and curated the exhibition "At the Crossing: Midwestern Amish Crib Quilts and the Intersection of Cultures," sponsored by IQSC. Her research interests center on intercultural themes with particular focus on Anabaptist history and Amish and Mennonite quilts and quiltmakers.

​When AQSG added Uncoverings articles to the Quilt Index, they omitted all the illustrations, for lack of permissions. Although the articles found in the QI (1980-2010, 2012-2016) lack illustrations, they link to quilts, essays, special collections, and documentation projects across the Quilt Index, introducing them to a wider audience. The permission issues have since been resolved and in 2024, AQSG completed adding all the Uncoverings volumes from 1980-2023 to the Digital Commons@University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They are completely searchable and include all the illustrations. You can find, Uncoverings 2003, Volume 24, at this link, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/aqsg-uncoverings/37/.