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Makers: A History of American Studio Craft
Koplos, Janet, Metcalf, Bruce
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Description for Makers: A History of American Studio Craft
Hardcover. "A project of the University of North Carolina Center for Craft, Creativity and Design." Num Pages: 640 pages, 409 colour & 50 b&w illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: AFTB; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2136.
Here is the first comprehensive survey of modern craft in the United States. Makers follows the development of studio craft--objects in fiber, clay, glass, wood, and metal--from its roots in nineteenth-century reform movements to the rich diversity of expression at the end of the twentieth century. More than four hundred illustrations complement this chronological exploration of the American craft tradition. Keeping as their main focus the objects and the makers, Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf offer a detailed analysis of seminal works and discussions of education, institutional support, and the philosophical underpinnings of craft. In a vivid and accessible narrative, ... Read more
Here is the first comprehensive survey of modern craft in the United States. Makers follows the development of studio craft--objects in fiber, clay, glass, wood, and metal--from its roots in nineteenth-century reform movements to the rich diversity of expression at the end of the twentieth century. More than four hundred illustrations complement this chronological exploration of the American craft tradition. Keeping as their main focus the objects and the makers, Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf offer a detailed analysis of seminal works and discussions of education, institutional support, and the philosophical underpinnings of craft. In a vivid and accessible narrative, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807834138
SKU
V9780807834138
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About Koplos, Janet, Metcalf, Bruce
Janet Koplos, a longtime writer and editor for Art in America magazine in New York, recently served as guest editor of American Craft magazine. She is author of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture and other books.||Bruce Metcalf is a studio jeweler and writer based in Philadelphia. He has taught at Kent State University and the University of the Arts and has exhibited ... Read more
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