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The Resource Makers : a history of American studio craft, Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf

Makers : a history of American studio craft, Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf

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A 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
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xi, 529 pages
Note
"A project of the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, N.C."
Contents
  • The roots of studio craft : The Industrial Revolution ; Craft and work ; The origin of Arts and Crafts ; The Aesthetic Movement ; English Arts and Crafts ; World's fairs ; The Cincinnati wood-carving movement ; Art in textiles ; China painting and art pottery ; Louise McLaughlin, studio potter ; Stained glass and art glass -- 1900-1909: Handwork and industrialization : Setting the scene ; Reform and the crafts ; Elbert Hubbard and the Roycrofters ; Gustav Stickley ; Wood: reform and commerce together ; Pottery for all purposes ; Studio potters ; Jewelry: beginnings ; Metalsmithing ; Textiles: revivals, inventions, and borrowings ; Objectifying glass ; Arts and Crafts societies ; Arts and Crafts communities ; Craft education -- 1910-1919: Upheavals : Setbacks ; Revivals ; The Armory Show ; Ceramics interrupted ; Wood: the end of the Craftsman style ; Jewelry and metals: regional differences ; Textiles ; Craft institutions ; Occupational therapy -- 1920-1929: Boom time in a consumerist society : New styles and habits ; Craft institutions ; Southwest Indian arts ; Wood: reactionaries and progressives ; Jewelry and metals: traditionalists and modernists ; Textiles in transition ; Ceramics: tiles and figurines ; Crafts in the Southern Highlands -- 1930-1939: Industrial design versus handcraft : Changes in life and craft ; Craft institutions ; Education ; MOMA and craft ; Ceramics in school ; Modern textiles ; Wood: the modern movement ; Metals: silver tarnishes ; Glass goes several ways -- 1940-1949: New opportunities : Losing and gaining ; Education ; Craft institutions ; Jewelry and enameling: artists rewrite the script ; Wood: the era of the designer-craftsman ; Ceramics flourishes ; Glass ; Textile arguments
  • 1950-1959: The second revival of crafts : Paradigm shifts ; Craft embraces academia ; MOMA and good design ; Ceramics: import-export ; Textiles: ready for change ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: toward an American voice ; Wood: influences and inventions ; A little glass -- 1960-1969: Youth culture, counterculture, multiculture : Ringing changes ; Textiles go large ; Jewelry and metals: looking elsewhere ; A new world of glass ; Wood: furniture as design, expression, and concept ; Ceramics: sorting out options ; Craft institutions -- 1970-1979: Organizations and professionals : An explosion of crafts ; Ceramics down and up ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: pluralism takes over ; Textiles in depth ; Glass goes mainstream ; Wood: actions and reactions ; Craft institutions -- 1980-1989: Money and images : Business and Baroque ; Wood: classicism and postmodern play ; Clay variations ; Glass ; Textiles and the new basketry ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: declarations of independence ; Craft institutions -- 1990-1999: Mastery as meaning : Got it made ; Craft institutions ; Glass ascendant ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: a spectrum of possibilities ; Textiles to fiber ; Wood: all options open ; Ceramics: individuals and themes
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9780807834138
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Makers : a history of American studio craft
Title
Makers
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a history of American studio craft
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Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf
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History of American studio craft
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Language
eng
Summary
A 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
Biographical or historical data
Janet Koplos is an art critic and arts editor who lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She completed her master's degree in art history from the College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University in 1984. Koplos lectures, juries and critiques frequently, has taught at Parsons the New School for Design (New York) and University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and is a member of the Association Internacionale des Critiques d'Art and the College Art Association.
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Koplos, Janet
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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bibliography
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1949-
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  • Metcalf, Bruce
  • Center for Craft, Creativity & Design
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  • Decorative arts
  • Decorative arts
  • Art, American
  • Art, American
  • Arts décoratifs
  • Arts décoratifs
  • Art américain
  • Art américain
  • Art, American
  • Decorative arts
  • United States
Label
Makers : a history of American studio craft, Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf
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Publication
Note
"A project of the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, N.C."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The roots of studio craft : The Industrial Revolution ; Craft and work ; The origin of Arts and Crafts ; The Aesthetic Movement ; English Arts and Crafts ; World's fairs ; The Cincinnati wood-carving movement ; Art in textiles ; China painting and art pottery ; Louise McLaughlin, studio potter ; Stained glass and art glass -- 1900-1909: Handwork and industrialization : Setting the scene ; Reform and the crafts ; Elbert Hubbard and the Roycrofters ; Gustav Stickley ; Wood: reform and commerce together ; Pottery for all purposes ; Studio potters ; Jewelry: beginnings ; Metalsmithing ; Textiles: revivals, inventions, and borrowings ; Objectifying glass ; Arts and Crafts societies ; Arts and Crafts communities ; Craft education -- 1910-1919: Upheavals : Setbacks ; Revivals ; The Armory Show ; Ceramics interrupted ; Wood: the end of the Craftsman style ; Jewelry and metals: regional differences ; Textiles ; Craft institutions ; Occupational therapy -- 1920-1929: Boom time in a consumerist society : New styles and habits ; Craft institutions ; Southwest Indian arts ; Wood: reactionaries and progressives ; Jewelry and metals: traditionalists and modernists ; Textiles in transition ; Ceramics: tiles and figurines ; Crafts in the Southern Highlands -- 1930-1939: Industrial design versus handcraft : Changes in life and craft ; Craft institutions ; Education ; MOMA and craft ; Ceramics in school ; Modern textiles ; Wood: the modern movement ; Metals: silver tarnishes ; Glass goes several ways -- 1940-1949: New opportunities : Losing and gaining ; Education ; Craft institutions ; Jewelry and enameling: artists rewrite the script ; Wood: the era of the designer-craftsman ; Ceramics flourishes ; Glass ; Textile arguments
  • 1950-1959: The second revival of crafts : Paradigm shifts ; Craft embraces academia ; MOMA and good design ; Ceramics: import-export ; Textiles: ready for change ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: toward an American voice ; Wood: influences and inventions ; A little glass -- 1960-1969: Youth culture, counterculture, multiculture : Ringing changes ; Textiles go large ; Jewelry and metals: looking elsewhere ; A new world of glass ; Wood: furniture as design, expression, and concept ; Ceramics: sorting out options ; Craft institutions -- 1970-1979: Organizations and professionals : An explosion of crafts ; Ceramics down and up ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: pluralism takes over ; Textiles in depth ; Glass goes mainstream ; Wood: actions and reactions ; Craft institutions -- 1980-1989: Money and images : Business and Baroque ; Wood: classicism and postmodern play ; Clay variations ; Glass ; Textiles and the new basketry ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: declarations of independence ; Craft institutions -- 1990-1999: Mastery as meaning : Got it made ; Craft institutions ; Glass ascendant ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: a spectrum of possibilities ; Textiles to fiber ; Wood: all options open ; Ceramics: individuals and themes
Control code
441211276
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
xi, 529 pages
Isbn
9780807834138
Lccn
2009042758
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
99943476977
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color)
System control number
(OCoLC)441211276
Label
Makers : a history of American studio craft, Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf
Publication
Note
"A project of the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, N.C."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The roots of studio craft : The Industrial Revolution ; Craft and work ; The origin of Arts and Crafts ; The Aesthetic Movement ; English Arts and Crafts ; World's fairs ; The Cincinnati wood-carving movement ; Art in textiles ; China painting and art pottery ; Louise McLaughlin, studio potter ; Stained glass and art glass -- 1900-1909: Handwork and industrialization : Setting the scene ; Reform and the crafts ; Elbert Hubbard and the Roycrofters ; Gustav Stickley ; Wood: reform and commerce together ; Pottery for all purposes ; Studio potters ; Jewelry: beginnings ; Metalsmithing ; Textiles: revivals, inventions, and borrowings ; Objectifying glass ; Arts and Crafts societies ; Arts and Crafts communities ; Craft education -- 1910-1919: Upheavals : Setbacks ; Revivals ; The Armory Show ; Ceramics interrupted ; Wood: the end of the Craftsman style ; Jewelry and metals: regional differences ; Textiles ; Craft institutions ; Occupational therapy -- 1920-1929: Boom time in a consumerist society : New styles and habits ; Craft institutions ; Southwest Indian arts ; Wood: reactionaries and progressives ; Jewelry and metals: traditionalists and modernists ; Textiles in transition ; Ceramics: tiles and figurines ; Crafts in the Southern Highlands -- 1930-1939: Industrial design versus handcraft : Changes in life and craft ; Craft institutions ; Education ; MOMA and craft ; Ceramics in school ; Modern textiles ; Wood: the modern movement ; Metals: silver tarnishes ; Glass goes several ways -- 1940-1949: New opportunities : Losing and gaining ; Education ; Craft institutions ; Jewelry and enameling: artists rewrite the script ; Wood: the era of the designer-craftsman ; Ceramics flourishes ; Glass ; Textile arguments
  • 1950-1959: The second revival of crafts : Paradigm shifts ; Craft embraces academia ; MOMA and good design ; Ceramics: import-export ; Textiles: ready for change ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: toward an American voice ; Wood: influences and inventions ; A little glass -- 1960-1969: Youth culture, counterculture, multiculture : Ringing changes ; Textiles go large ; Jewelry and metals: looking elsewhere ; A new world of glass ; Wood: furniture as design, expression, and concept ; Ceramics: sorting out options ; Craft institutions -- 1970-1979: Organizations and professionals : An explosion of crafts ; Ceramics down and up ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: pluralism takes over ; Textiles in depth ; Glass goes mainstream ; Wood: actions and reactions ; Craft institutions -- 1980-1989: Money and images : Business and Baroque ; Wood: classicism and postmodern play ; Clay variations ; Glass ; Textiles and the new basketry ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: declarations of independence ; Craft institutions -- 1990-1999: Mastery as meaning : Got it made ; Craft institutions ; Glass ascendant ; Jewelry, metals, and enameling: a spectrum of possibilities ; Textiles to fiber ; Wood: all options open ; Ceramics: individuals and themes
Control code
441211276
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
xi, 529 pages
Isbn
9780807834138
Lccn
2009042758
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
99943476977
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color)
System control number
(OCoLC)441211276

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