The Bible of crafts— including ceramics, glass, wood, fiber & metals and the masters in each category. Sets a high standard for scholarship.
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"Matthew Kangas brings highly developed critical thinking and writing skills to capture the essence of the debate as to whether those working in craft media are artists or not. Covering all craft media with a special emphasis on ceramics, Kangas' expertise immeasurably repairs the dearth of knowledge with these essays and sets a high standard for scholarship. . . . "
Matthew Kangas is the author of 11 books and a contributor to numerous magazines. He has rceived many awards, was Commissioner to Second World Ceramic Biennale and holds an honorary appointmemt in Aesthetic Education at Shanghai Teachers University.
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Seller: Stillwaters Environmental Ctr of the Great Peninsula Conservancy, Kingston, WA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. This book is in fine condition and would be as new except for writing on the title page. The author Uses his critical thinking and writing skills to capture the essence of the debate as to whether those working in craft media are artists or not. He covers the 5 main craft media - ceramics, glass, wood, fabric, and metal - with a special emphasis on ceramics. The book is composed primarily of catalog essays and magazine pieces for such venues as American Ceramics, Sculpture and GLASS. The strength of this collection is the varied approaches to the discuss and debate art. There is an index. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education. Seller Inventory # 007762
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Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. B&W Photgraphs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 478 pages; 2006 Midmarch Arts Press. Stoud trade sized paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Tightly bound and neat; prior institutional ownership stamp bottom edge of the half title page. Otherwise unmarked and apparently unread. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs. VG++ to NF. Seller Inventory # 53608
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Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. New in Shrinkwrap! Kangas is the most important art critic on the Northwest Coast, the author of over 1,000 reviews, features, catalogues and monographs including eight books. Centered in Seattle and a frequent reviewer for the Seattle Times, he was educated at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and The Queen's College, Oxford University. Seller Inventory # 00505229
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Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. inscribed by author on title page. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. covers have very light wear. edges of pages have very light wear. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 5046090
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Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 460 pp., Photos, Blue Illus Paperback, Fine as New, Assumed 1st ed (Inscribed by Author). Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 120762
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-1877675563-3
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