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title: "Crafting a Legacy: Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art"
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# 100+ vibrant color plates 64 featured contemporary artists 25 years of craft show legacy Crafting a Legacy: Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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## Summary

> 🏛️ Craft Your Culture: Own the Legacy of American Craftsmanship!

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- **What is this?** Crafting a Legacy: Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- **How much does it cost?** $87.50 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Key Features

- • **Collector’s Must-Have:** A definitive guide and checklist of 300+ contemporary craft holdings for artists and collectors alike.
- • **Handmade Over Mass-Produced:** Reawakens your senses with one-of-a-kind, tactile, and authentic craft objects.
- • **Curated Legacy of Innovation:** Celebrates 25 years of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s pioneering craft show.
- • **Spotlight on Visionary Artists:** In-depth profiles of 64 trailblazing American craft artists including Chihuly and Esherick.
- • **A Visual Feast of Craftsmanship:** Over 100 stunning color plates showcasing ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, metal, and furniture.

## Overview

Crafting a Legacy is a beautifully illustrated, used hardcover book commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s craft show. Featuring over 100 color plates and profiles of 64 influential contemporary American craft artists, it offers an insightful exploration of ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, metal, and furniture arts. This book is a must-have for collectors, artists, and enthusiasts seeking to connect with the vibrant, tactile world of handmade American crafts.

## Description

Published to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art craft show, Crafting a Legacy showcases the Museum's burgeoning collection of contemporary American crafts. More than one hundred color plates illustrate many of the Museum's prime holdings in ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, metal, and furniture. Entries on sixty-four featured artists, including Dale Chihuly, Wharton Esherick, Sheila Hicks, and Peter Voulkos, place their work in the context of the dynamic field of American crafts. Suzanne Ramljak reveals the valuable role that crafts play in contemporary culture and artistic practice. In a world of bland, mass-produced consumer goods and technologically mediated virtual experience, Ramljak argues that crafts-one-of-a-kind handmade objects-can reawaken our senses. In his introduction, Darrel Sewell, the Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Curator of American Art, outlines the history of the crafts collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as the vital role Philadelphia has played as a center for innovation in contemporary crafts. The book also includes an illustrated checklist of the Museum's more than three hundred holdings in contemporary crafts. Crafting a Legacy will be of interest to artists, collectors, and anyone who appreciates the beauty of finely crafted handmade objects.

Review: Brilliant idea - I saw the exhibition in Philadelphia and am delighted to have bought the book. The idea of repositioning the crafts in the world of the arts is brilliant and the book presents the story very well, with beautiful illustrations.
Review: I got it for a good price! - A slick hard cover book at a great price -- Sold! Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art -- well done! You won't be disappointed especially if you buy it from the seller I purchased it from.

## Features

- Used Book in Good Condition

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant idea
*by A***L on 25 September 2013*

I saw the exhibition in Philadelphia and am delighted to have bought the book. The idea of repositioning the crafts in the world of the arts is brilliant and the book presents the story very well, with beautiful illustrations.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I got it for a good price!
*by A***H on 4 January 2014*

A slick hard cover book at a great price -- Sold! Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art -- well done! You won't be disappointed especially if you buy it from the seller I purchased it from.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent museum catalog!
*by A***N on 27 March 2015*

This is a wonderful addition to my library of contemporary craft/ceramic.

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