Format:
1 online resource (544 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780807895832
Content:
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, they highlight the value of physical skill, examine craft as a force for moral reform, and consider the role of craft as an aesthetic alternative. Exploring craft's relationship to fine arts and design, Koplos and Metcalf foster a critical understanding of the field and help explain craft's place in contemporary culture. Makers will be an indispensable volume for craftspeople, curators, collectors, critics, historians, students, and anyone who is interested in American craft
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 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 -- In Short -- 2 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 -- In Short -- 3 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 -- In Short -- 4 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 -- In Short -- 5 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 Moment -- Metals: Silver Tarnishes -- Glass Goes Several Ways -- In Short -- 6 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
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Textile Arguments -- In Short -- 7 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 -- In Short -- 8 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 -- In Short -- 9 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 -- In Short -- 10 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 -- In Short -- 11 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 -- In Short -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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Print version Koplos, Janet Makers Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press,c2010 ISBN 9780807834138
Language:
English
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