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Topical Information: Arts and Crafts Movement

From Resource Library in chronological order:

• Craft in America - Expanding Traditions (11/20/07)
• Pewabic Pottery: Patronage, Private Residences, Public Buildings, Sacred Spaces; with essay by Thomas W. Brunk (6/7/07)
• The American Arts & Crafts Home, 1900 - 1915:  Selections from the Two Red Roses Foundation Collection (2/1/06)
• The Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe and America, 1880-1920: Design for the Modern World (2/8/05)
• American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts 1790-1840 (12/20/04)
• American Fancy, Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840 (7/14/04)
• American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840 (1/21/04)
• "Leaves have their time to fall": Reflections of Mourning in Nineteenth-Century Decorative Arts (6/24/03)
• The Decorative Arts of New York 1700-1900: The Wunsch Collection from the New York State Museum (8/26/02)
• On the Surface: Late 19th Century Decorative Arts (2/27/01)
• Arthur Wesley Dow and American Arts & Crafts (3/3/00)
• Arthur Wesley Dow and American Arts & Crafts (6/21/99)
• Useful Beauty: Early American Decorative Arts from St. Louis Collections (6/17/99)
• Art for Everyday Living: The American Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1920 (4/10/99)
• Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts 50th Anniversary Traveling Collection Exhibition

From other web sites:

• Arts & Crafts Movement from the Morse Museum
• Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Community from Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University
• The Arts and Crafts Movement in America by Mary Dutton Boehm from the San Diego Historical Society

WKSU/Kent State University: Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe and America 1880-1920 at Cleveland Museum of Art reported by WKSU's Mark Urycki

TFAO also suggests these videos:

American Craft Museum (now Museum of Arts and Design) is a VHS 10-video series from Crystal Productions which says: "This video series illustrates diverse examples of creativity and provides students with a broad exposure to the potential in each medium. The works of hundreds of outstanding artists also motivates students and offers a foundation for their own work. The images are from the exhibitions at the Museum of Arts and Design, formerly the American Craft Museum. The 10 videos in the series include:

Functional Pottery

Clayworks

Contemporary Clay: Diverse Soup Tureens

Contemporary Ceramics

Contemporary Ceramic Teapots

Clay Figures, Animals, and Landscapes

Papermaking USA and the Handmade Paper Book

Jewelry USA

Fiber Coiled Basketry

Masks and Face Coverings

 

American Style: The Arts and Crafts Movement: 15 minutes 1988. "The Arts and Crafts Movement in America began in the 1860s as a response to the poor quality and design of machine-made, mass-produced household items. Intended for both beginning and advanced collectors, this video is hosted by D. J. Puffert, a California dealer and collector, owner of the Arts and Crafts Shop in Sausalito, California. Puffert summarizes the history of the period and profiles major figures such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose creations made this the most significant movement in American design at the turn of the century " quotes are from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts or the National Gallery of Art.

Craft in America. This 2007 DVD from PBS Home Video includes 3 episodes: Memory, Landscape, and Community, shown in widescreen (16x9 aspect ratio). 180 minutes on 1 disc. PBS says: "This program explores the history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on the nation's cultural heritage. "Memory" focuses on the historical relevance of craft through the eyes of several contemporary pioneers in the field. "Landscape" examines the interdependent relationship of craft artists to their media and the natural world. "Community," highlights the social and emotional connections that crafts embody."

 

 

 

 

 

Crafting an American Style is a 60 minute DVD from Crystal Productions which says: "Explore the beauty of handmade American crafts by examining the history of the American Arts and Crafts movement from 1900 to the present." Also available on VHS.

 

 

 

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As of 9/26/05 TFAO Digital Library contained

• 237 pages referencing the phrase "Arts and Crafts."

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