1. A SURVEY OF CRAFTS TODAY.
- Author
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SHORR, MIMI
- Subjects
HANDICRAFT ,ENAMEL & enameling ,CHINESE porcelain - Abstract
The article discusses the state of the U.S. crafts industry as of April 1972. The crafts are contemporary arts that are made of such materials as clay, fiber, glass and metal. Examples of such crafts include Russian enamels, Roman glass and Chinese porcelain. It claims that after the Second World War, European craftsman, specifically from Germany, came into the U.S. to teach about crafts. It cites production potter Karen Karnes as an example of an artist who worked on various mediums.
- Published
- 1972