Nation building : craft and contemporary American culture / edited by Nicholas R. Bell.
| Author/creator | Nation Building (Symposium) |
| Other author | Bell, Nicholas R., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington, DC : Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in association with Bloomsbury Press, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 263 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Nicholas R. Bell -- Goodbye craft / Glenn Adamson -- He is survived by his longtime companion : feeling in the work of Josh Faught / Elissa Auther -- Media, process, history : craft beyond crafting / Maria Elena Buszek, Sonya Clark, Elaine Reicheck, Michael J. Strand -- Craftlike : the illusion of authenticity / Jenni Sorkin -- America at home : crafts and craftsmanship in the shelter exhibits of the New York World's Fair, 1939 and 1940 / Elizabeth McGoey -- Taste, money, museums, and the subversion of craft / Ulysses Grant Dietz -- Institutionalized : craft in the museum / Julie M. Muñiz and Jennifer Scanlan -- Making an impression : the material culture scholarship and craft of historical military reenactors / Maria V. Shevzov -- Craft as a response to war / Bibiana Obler -- A hackerspace of one's own : curriculum and the maker movement / Garth Johnson -- Digital fabrication : implications for craft and community / Neil Gershenfeld, Stuart Kestenbaum, Phyllis D. Klein -- The politics of "ordinary manufacture" and the perils of self-serve craft / Ezra Shales -- Craft goes to Disney! / Sandry Alfoldy -- DIY Detroit / Gabriel Craig. |
| General note | Essays adapted from the two-day program of the same title as this volume held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, November 8 and 9, 2012, in conjunction with the Renwick Gallery's exhibition 40 under 40: Craft futures (July 12, 2012-February 3, 2013). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Conference papers and proceedings. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2014039342 |
| ISBN | 9781474249508 (HB) |
| ISBN | 1474249507 (HB) |
| ISBN | 9781474249492 (PB) |
| ISBN | 1474249493 (PB) |
| ISBN | 9781474249492 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1474249493 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (hardcover alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | (hardcover alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | (paperback alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | (paperback alkaline paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NK808.2 .N38 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |