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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785198203321

Autore

Koplos Janet

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill [N.C.] : , : University of North Carolina Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

979-88-908823-2-5

0-8078-9583-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 529 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Altri autori (Persone)

MetcalfBruce <1949->

Disciplina

745.0973

Soggetti

Decorative arts - United States - History - 19th century

Decorative arts - United States - History - 20th century

Art, American - 19th century

Art, American - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A project of the University of North Carolina Center for Craft, Creativity and Design."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 THE ROOTS OF STUDIO CRAFT; 2 1900-1909: HANDWORK AND INDUSTRIALIZATION; 3 1910-1919: UPHEAVALS; 4 1920-1929: BOOM TIME IN A CONSUMERIST SOCIETY; 5 1930-1939: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN VERSUS HANDCRAFT; 6 1940-1949: NEW OPPORTUNITIES; 7 1950-1959: THE SECOND REVIVAL OF CRAFTS; 8 1960-1969: YOUTH CULTURE, COUNTERCULTURE, MULTICULTURE; 9 1970-1979: ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONALS; 10 1980-1989: MONEY AND IMAGES; 11 1990-1999: MASTERY AS MEANING; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.