American Crafts

Author : Glenn Adamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635574595
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Craft written by Glenn Adamson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation's origins to the present day. At the center of the United States' economic and social development, according to conventional wisdom, are industry and technology-while craftspeople and handmade objects are relegated to a bygone past. Renowned historian Glenn Adamson turns that narrative on its head in this innovative account, revealing makers' central role in shaping America's identity. Examine any phase of the nation's struggle to define itself, and artisans are there-from the silversmith Paul Revere and the revolutionary carpenters and blacksmiths who hurled tea into Boston Harbor, to today's “maker movement.” From Mother Jones to Rosie the Riveter. From Betsy Ross to Rosa Parks. From suffrage banners to the AIDS Quilt. Adamson shows that craft has long been implicated in debates around equality, education, and class. Artisanship has often been a site of resistance for oppressed people, such as enslaved African-Americans whose skilled labor might confer hard-won agency under bondage, or the Native American makers who adapted traditional arts into statements of modernity. Theirs are among the array of memorable portraits of Americans both celebrated and unfamiliar in this richly peopled book. As Adamson argues, these artisans' stories speak to our collective striving toward a more perfect union. From the beginning, America had to be-and still remains to be-crafted.

Author : Peter Stockham
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780486233369
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Book of Early American Crafts and Trades written by Peter Stockham and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1976 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charming 1807 children's book explains large variety of crafts and trades: spinner, basketmaker, hatmaker, jeweller, brickmaker and bricklayer, potter, dyer, plumber, apothecary, and others. 23 copperplate illustrations.

Author : Michael Monroe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book White House Collection of American Crafts written by Michael Monroe and published by . This book was released on 1995-04-15 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection, assembled in 1993, features the work of over seventy of America's leading craft artists, working in glass, metal, ceramic, fiber, and wood.

Author : David Montgomery
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1461749387
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountainman Crafts & Skills written by David Montgomery and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with valuable information for hobbyists, survival enthusiasts, family campers - and everyone who enjoys outdoor life, Mountainman Crafts and Skills is the essential illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival. How to make your own clothing, shelter, and equipment are all covered in step-by-step detail—through illustrations by the author himself. Learn how to make and use hunting tools and utensils, wild game traps, mountainman clothing, powder flasks and horns, tents, deer-horn jewelry, and much more. Wilderness survival skills are also covered, with instruction geared at both novice and expert. Learn how to trap wild game, tan hides, shoot with black powder, make a fire, and cook a hearty meal with only the barest of essentials.

Author : Jo Lauria
Publisher : Potter Style
ISBN 13 : 0307346471
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Craft in America written by Jo Lauria and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2007 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with 200 stunning photographs and encompassing objects from furniture and ceramics to jewelry and metal, this definitive work from Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton showcases some of the greatest pieces of American crafts of the last two centuries. Potter Craft

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Publisher : Better Homes & Gardens Books
ISBN 13 : 9780696015304
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traditional American Crafts written by and published by Better Homes & Gardens Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A how-to book of native crafts offers instruction in reproduction of authentic, traditional pieces, accompanied by a pattern and historical background for each of the projects covered

Author : Raymond Francis Yates
Publisher : Barnes & Noble
ISBN 13 : 9780064635752
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early American Crafts & Hobbies written by Raymond Francis Yates and published by Barnes & Noble. This book was released on 1983 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Johnson
Publisher : Firefly Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781554079025
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arts & Crafts of the Native American Tribes written by Michael Johnson and published by Firefly Books Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Details how Native American culture evolved, the artifacts produced on the continent and the ways they were made, and the techniques of decoration and embellishment that utilized a variety of disparate natural commodities that depended on geographical necessity and abundance"--Jacket flap.

Author : Kevin W. Tucker
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300118025
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement written by Kevin W. Tucker and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After three decades of Arts and Crafts exhibitions that have surveyed the entire movement or focused on its many regional manifestations, Gustav Stickley, the movement's central figure in the US, now receives his due. This exhibition catalogue, redolent with stunning color photographs of 100-plus selected Stickley pieces, draws its intellectual credibility from essays by six leading scholars of the Arts and Crafts movement: Tucker, Brandt, David Cathers, Joseph Cunningham, Beth Ann Macpherson, and Tommy MacPherson. They examine the cultural and economic circumstances of Stickley's emergence around 1900, the formulation of his business strategies and ideals, the role of Irene Sargent and The Craftsman magazine, the paradoxical nature of the craftsman home, and Stickley's own two homes. Stickley is a large subject, but this catalogue captures the essence of the man and his work. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; general readers. General Readers; Upper-division Undergraduates; Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty; Professionals/Practitioners. Reviewed by J. Quinan.

Author : Fay Robinson
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hispanic-American Crafts Kids Can Do! written by Fay Robinson and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the beauty of Hispanic-American culture with these fun crafts. Taken from traditional Aztec, Incan, Mayan, and Mexican art these projects combine fabulous colors and rich design with tons of fun. Contains instructions for ten traditional Hispanic-American crafts, including Mayan weavings, Mexican pottery, maracas, pinatas, and others, and includes patterns.