Career
Known initially for her work as a potter in the 1950s, Sweezy became a scholar of the history and creation of pottery and wrote several authoritative texts and books on United States. and international folk pottery. She was a major figure in the establishment of markets for folk and traditional crafts. Her advocacy work also included developing apprenticeship programs.
She also was involved with Club 47, a famous performing scene in the American folk music revival.
In 2006, she was awarded the Bess Lomax Hawes Award and a National Heritage Fellowship Award by the National Endowment for the Arts. She was the author of two books, Raised in Clay and Armenian Folk Arts, Culture and Identity.
She died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 6, 2010.
