Video: Craft in America
CRAFT IN AMERICA visits America's premier craft artists in their studios to witness the creation of handmade objects and into homes, businesses and public spaces where functional art is employed and celebrated. Using archival footage and interviews with some of the top artists in the country, the three-part series showcases the breadth and beauty of handmade objects in our culture.
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Craft in America | Jan Yager | PBS
Jan Yager discusses communication through art. 02:13
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Craft in America | Teri Greeves | PBS
Artist Teri Greeves shows us the outfit made for her son's naming ceremony. 01:10
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Craft in America | Mississippi Cultural Crossroads | PBS
Patricia Crosby talks about the forming of Mississippi Cultural Crossroads. 05:06
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Craft in America | Einar & Jamex de la Torre | PBS
Watch the de la Torre brothers use teamwork to make a glass sculpture at Pilchuck Glass School with instructor Amy Rueffert and her students. 07:11
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Craft in America | David Gurney | PBS
David Gurney, throwing a small cup, takes inspiration from Mexican culture, his garden, and his Central Coast California home. 01:46
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Craft in America | Pat Courtney Gold | PBS
Pat Courtney Gold explains her basket designs which represent her heritage and her culture's memory. 01:51
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Craft in America | Gerhardt Knodel of Cranbrook Academy | PBS
Gerhardt Knodel of Cranbrook Academy 03:03
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Craft in America | Episode VI: Messages | PBS (#301)
Full Program: Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression. 53:26
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The Arts | Craft In America: Leslie King-Hammond | PBS
Leslie King-Hammond of Maryland Institute College of Art speaks about craft and America. 02:42
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The Arts | Craft In America: Kohler Washrooms | PBS
Artists created fantastic bathrooms for the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin. 01:58
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The Arts | Craft In America: Mitchell Gaudet | PBS
Mitchell Gaudet, artist & friend of Tom Mann, used his craft to help recover from Katrina. 02:46
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The Arts | Craft In America: Kohler Arts Residency | PBS
Kohler's Arts / Industry program provides artists with materials and technical support. 03:00
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The Arts | Craft In America: Ken Sager's Chain of Glass | PBS
Artist Ken Sager shows us how he creates glass chain links. 01:41
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The Arts | Craft In America: Joyce J. Scott's Necklace | PBS
Joyce J. Scott shows us a necklace she beaded with a particularly strong message. 01:01
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The Arts | Craft In America: Saint Anthony | PBS
Artist Charles Carrillo talks about Saint Anthony, the finder of lost objects. 01:13
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The Arts | Craft In America: Joyce J. Scott's Soul Erased | PBS
Artist Joyce J. Scott explores the "Soul Erased" series of prints with curator Amy Raehse. 01:53
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The Arts | Craft In America: Saint Joseph | PBS
Artist Charles Carrillo shows us carvings and paintings of his favorite saint. 01:15
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Craft in America | Messages | Ciscle re Joyce J Scott | PBS (#301)
Curator George Ciscle explains the messages in various works by Joyce J. Scott. 01:18
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Craft in America | Messages - Preview | PBS (#301)
Explores the ways many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression. Featuring artists Beth Lipman, Charles Carrillo, Joyce J. Scott and Thomas Mann. 00:31
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Craft in America | Series Promo | PBS
Watch human hands transform humble materials into works of function and beauty. 01:00
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