Hardcover. Features over 180 highlights from the Renwick Gallery's remarkable collection of contemporary craft objects Publication of this new volume in 2015 celebrates the current major renovation of the Renwick Gallery, which opened in 1972 as the home of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's craft and decorative arts program. For more than 40 years, it has showcased the museum's outstanding collection of contemporary studio craft, and presented special exhibitions that feature the best craft objects and decorative arts from the 19th century to the present. Nora Atkinson looks at the whole notion of what defines craft, and how attitudes towards it are continually changing, from the pioneering years of the studio craft movement through to new definitions and expressions of craft today. This new volume features works by artists including Matthias Pilessnig, George Nakashima, Albert Paley, Ron Fleming, Zack Peabody, Billie Ruth Sudduth, Todd Hope, Michael James, Toots Zynsky, Michael Sherrill, Patti Warashina, Merry Renk, and Kim Schmahmann AUTHOR: Nora Atkinson is the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, a newly endowed position at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Her most recent publication is 'Fragile Fortress: The Art of Dan Webb' (2014). 195 colour Showcases over 180 contemporary craft objects, exploring the evolution of studio craft and what craft means to artists today. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Craft for a Modern World: The Renwick Gallery Collection (Hardcover)
Publisher: D Giles Ltd
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 190780482X
ISBN 13: 9781907804823
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new

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A celebration of the Renwick Gallery’s outstanding collection of modern and contemporary craft objects, this engaging volume features unique works by artists including Matthias Pliessnig, Ron Fleming, Albert Paley, Zack Peabody, George Nakashima, Billie Ruth Sudduth, Michael James, Todd Hoyer, Patti Warashina, Kim Schmahmann, and Toots Zynsky.

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Nora Atkinson is the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, a newly endowed position at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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