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Skilled Work : American Craft in the Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution by Kenneth R. Trapp, Renwick Gallery and Howard Risatti (1998, Trade Paperback)

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STILL SEALED IN PLASTIC. SKILLED WORK AMERICAN CRAFT IN THE RENWICK GALLERY. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART AND SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. BY KENNETH TRAPP AND HOWARD RISATTI. SOFTCOVER BOOK

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
ISBN-10
1560988061
ISBN-13
9781560988069
eBay Product ID (ePID)
640180

Product Key Features

Book Title
Skilled Work : American Craft in the Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Number of Pages
191 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Museum Studies, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, General, Decorative Arts
Publication Year
1998
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Art, Crafts & Hobbies
Author
Kenneth R. Trapp, Renwick Gallery, Howard Risatti
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
36.1 Oz
Item Length
11.7 in
Item Width
9 in

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LCCN
97-032357
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Published in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery, this volume presents the history and development of the gallery while celebrating modern craft as an art form. Trapp, the curator-in-charge, retrospectively describes the restoration of the building, the process of defining the gallery's mission, and the inaugural exhibitions while highlighting the contributions of his predecessors and the James Renwick Alliance. Risatti (art history, Virginia Commonwealth Univ.) explores craft as a genuine form of artistic expression, discussing it from the perspectives of form and function. Some 104 color plates comprise a photographic gallery of the clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood creations of 65 artists, including Anni Alberts, Dale Chihuly, Albert Paley, and Larry Fuente. The book includes a chronology of the gallery and the James Renwick Alliance, as well as brief biographies of the artists. Recommended for comprehensive art and craft collections. (from Library Journal; Judith Yankeilun Lind, Roseland Free P.L., NJ; Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Dewey Decimal
745/.0973/074753
Synopsis
The curator of Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery set out in 1972 to establish craft as a form equal to painting and sculpture to heighten public appreciation of objects made of metal, fiber, wood, clay and glass. "Skilled Work" celebrates the work of modern crafts, highlighting the works of renowned artists in 104 color plates. 20 duotone photos., Marking its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1997, the Renwick Gallery has become the nation's premier showcase and study center for objects made of metal, fiber, wood, clay, and glass. As a curatorial department of the National Museum of American Art, the Renwick has grown from a kunsthalle for temporary exhibitions to a museum branch dedicated to collecting, research, publications, exhibitions, and education. The Renwick's efforts have played a major role in heightening public appreciation of crafts and providing encouragement to those who create them. This book serves as an introduction to the world of modern crafts, exploring in both words and pictures the vibrant diversity of objects that have entered the Renwick Gallery's collection. In his essay for the book, curator-in-charge Kenneth R. Trapp traces the Renwick's history, highlighting the contributions of his predecessors and the many other people whose commitment to the gallery has ensured its success, notably the James Renwick Alliance. In his essay Howard Risatti explores our intuitive understanding of the way crafts are related to the human body and their consequent deep meaning for us. Also included are brief biographies of sixty-five artists whose work is represented in the book, among them Anni Albers, Wendell Castle, Dale Chihuly, Harvey Littleton, Peter Voulkos, and Beatrice Wood., The curator of Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery set out in 1972 to establish craft as a form equal to painting and sculpture to heighten public appreciation of objects made of metal, fiber, wood, clay and glass. Skilled Work celebrates the work of modern crafts, highlighting the works of renowned artists in 104 color plates. 20 duotone photos.
LC Classification Number
NK460.W3R467 1998

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