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Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts
Maggie Holtzberg
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Paperback. Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalize deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, Puerto Rican santos, and Irish music and dance. This volume celebrates and shares the work of an array of these artists. Num Pages: 200 pages, 160 colour & 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; AFTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 871.
Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalize deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, Puerto Rican santos, and Irish music and dance. These keepers of tradition are recognized in their communities as outstanding practitioners of craft, music, dance, and sacred arts. Yet, much of this work is hidden to the public at large, remaining essentially unknown beyond the local community in which it flourishes.This beautifully illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists. Passed down from person to person ... Read more
Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalize deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, Puerto Rican santos, and Irish music and dance. These keepers of tradition are recognized in their communities as outstanding practitioners of craft, music, dance, and sacred arts. Yet, much of this work is hidden to the public at large, remaining essentially unknown beyond the local community in which it flourishes.This beautifully illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists. Passed down from person to person ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558496408
SKU
V9781558496408
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Ref
99-15
About Maggie Holtzberg
MAGGIE HOLTZBERG is manager of the Folk Arts & Heritage Program at the Massachusetts Cultural Council. She is author of The Lost World of the Craft Printer, producer of the sound recording Georgia Folk: A Sampler of Traditional Sound, and codirector/producer of the documentary film Gandy Dancers.
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