Skilled Work: American Craft in the Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

by Kenneth R. Trapp and TRAPP KENNETH R

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560988061
• ISBN13: 9781560988069
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

Skilled Work: Bravo!

This is an exceptionally beautiful book, with fabulous color photographs of the handiwork of American artisans. All different types of crafts are represented: weaving, glasswork, metalwork, and more. The book is very well written and designed. If you are at all interested in American crafts, this book is a must!