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The Crafts in Britain in the Twentieth Century
Tanya Harrod
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Hardcover. A survey of the range of craft disciplines and key practitioners from the pre-World War I years to the 1990s. It shows how the crafts movement emerged in response to generalized anxiety about the production, commodification and consumption of objects in an industrialised society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 284 b/w + 222 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; AFT; WF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 316 x 256 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3322.
From ceramics to silversmithing, calligraphy to textiles, hot glass to bookbinding, crafts have played a rich and complex role in the social, cultural, and artistic history of twentieth-century Britain. This all-encompassing book is the first to survey the full range of individual craft disciplines and key practitioners from the pre-World War I years of the Arts and Crafts Movement to the 1990s. Tanya Harrod shows how the crafts movement emerged in response to generalized anxiety about the production, commodification, and consumption of objects in a highly industrialized society. Caught between the more powerful disciplines of fine art, architecture, and design ... Read more
From ceramics to silversmithing, calligraphy to textiles, hot glass to bookbinding, crafts have played a rich and complex role in the social, cultural, and artistic history of twentieth-century Britain. This all-encompassing book is the first to survey the full range of individual craft disciplines and key practitioners from the pre-World War I years of the Arts and Crafts Movement to the 1990s. Tanya Harrod shows how the crafts movement emerged in response to generalized anxiety about the production, commodification, and consumption of objects in a highly industrialized society. Caught between the more powerful disciplines of fine art, architecture, and design ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bard Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300077803
SKU
V9780300077803
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99-50
About Tanya Harrod
Tanya Harrod is an independent design historian who has written widely on the crafts.
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