Handmade in America : conversations with fourteen craftmasters (edition 1983)

by Barbaralee Diamonstein

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In this volume, the author brings her insight to discussions with 14 prominent craftspeople, among them Wendell Castle, Dale Chihuly, Sheila Hicks, Jack Lenor Larsen, Sam Maloof, Albert Paley, and Mary Shaffer. The conversations reveal much about the lives and work of these craftspeople, and are accompanied by photographs of objects they have made.… (more)

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Title:	Handmade in America : conversations with fourteen craftmasters
Authors:	Barbaralee Diamonstein
Info:	New York : Abrams, 1983.
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[Introduction] For a people supposedly obsessed with machines and technology, Americans have become increasingly enthralled with things made by hand.

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In this volume, the author brings her insight to discussions with 14 prominent craftspeople, among them Wendell Castle, Dale Chihuly, Sheila Hicks, Jack Lenor Larsen, Sam Maloof, Albert Paley, and Mary Shaffer. The conversations reveal much about the lives and work of these craftspeople, and are accompanied by photographs of objects they have made.

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