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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Makers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

441211276

Responsibility statement

Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf

Sub title

a history of American studio craft

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

Table Of 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 arguments1950-1959: 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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