Skilled Work American Craft in the Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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• ISBN13: 9781560988069
• ISBN10: 1560988061
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-03-17
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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Summary

The curator of Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery set out in 1972 to establish craft as a form equal to painting and sculpture to heighten public appreciation of objects made of metal, fiber, wood, clay and glass. "Skilled Work" celebrates the work of modern crafts, highlighting the works of renowned artists in 104 color plates. 20 duotone photos.

Author Biography

THE RENWICK GALLERY was the first building in America built expressly for the purpose of showcasing great works of art to the public. It is now home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s craft and decorative arts program. KENNETH R. TRAPP was curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 8
Acknowledgments	p. 10
Dedicated to art: twenty-five years at the Renwick Gallery	p. 13
Metaphysical implications of function, material, and technique in craft	p. 31
Colorplates: clay	p. 56
Colorplates: fiber	p. 84
colorplates: glass	p. 106
colorplates: metal	p. 126
Colorplates: wood	p. 150
Chronology of the Renwick Gallery	p. 175
Chronology of the James Renwick Alliance	p. 179
Artists' biographies	p. 182
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