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Description for Tin Men
Paperback. Presenting an exploration of tin men and their creators, this work contains interviews with craftspeople, gallery owners, collectors, and Sheet Metal Workers' International Association officials, linking tinsmith artistry to issues of craft education, union traditions, labour history, and social class. Series: Folklore and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 101 photographs. BIC Classification: AFTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 331. Weight in Grams: 503.
The art, craft, and social history behind tin men
The art, craft, and social history behind tin men
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Folklore and Society
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252073755
SKU
V9780252073755
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Archie Green
Archie Green is the author of Calf’s Head and Union Tale: Labor Yarns at Work and Play and many other books.
Reviews for Tin Men
"Tin Men opens a new chapter in material culture studies and folk art research. Connoisseurs may collect and venerate their favorite tin-man pieces, but Archie Green reclaims all these objects for the trade." Julia Ardery, author of The Temptation :Edgar Tolson and the Genesis of Twentieth-Century Folk Art