| Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions; stereo., NTSC. |
| Note |
Closed captioned. |
| Performer |
Memory: Sam Maloof (wood worker), Mary Jackson (basket weaver), Pat Courtney Gold (basket weaver), Garry Knox Bennett (furniture maker), Tom Joyce (blacksmith). |
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Landscape: Jan Yager (artist), David Gurney (ceramist), Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Oregon), Kit Carson (jeweler, sculptor), Mira Nakashima (furniture designer), Richard Notkin (artist). |
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Community: Mississippi Cultural Crossroads (Port Gibson, Mississippi), Penland School of Crafts, Sarah Jaeger (potter), Archie Bray Foundation, Pilchuk Glass School, Denise Wallace (jeweler), Sam Wallace (lapidary), Dona Look (artist), Ken Loeber (artist). |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Don Lenzer, Peter Pilafian, Allan Palmer ; editors, Yaffa Lerea, Leonard Feinstein, Lillian E. Benson ; music by Laura Karpmann ; narrator, Randy Oglesby. |
| Note |
Three-part program produced in 2006; originally broadcast on PBS in 2007. |
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Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
| Summary |
"Craft in America is an exploration into the hearts and minds of artisans devoted to a diverse array of mediums -- from furniture making and basket weaving to pottery and metalsmithing. Each episode reveals that craft has earned itself a place within the realm of fine art"--Container. |
| Contents |
Episode 1. Memory / director, Nigel Noble -- Episode 2. Landscape / director, Daniel Seeger -- Episode 3. Community / director, Hilary Birmingham. |
| Subject |
Handicraft -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Handicraft -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Artists -- United States.
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Artisans -- United States.
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Decoration and ornament -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Decoration and ornament -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Documentary -- Television series.
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| Added Author |
Sauvion, Carol. Creator.
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Thompson, Kyra. Author of screenplay.
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Noble, Nigel. Director.
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Seeger, Dan. Director.
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Birmingham, Hilary. Director.
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Oglesby, Randy. Narrator.
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Maloof, Sam. Artist.
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Jackson, Mary, 1945- Artist.
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Gold, Pat Courtney. Artist.
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Bennett, Garry Knox, 1934- Artist.
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Joyce, Tom, 1956- Artist.
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Yager, Jan, 1951- Artist.
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Gurney, David, 1958- Artist.
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Carson, Kit, 1950- Artist. Artist.
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Nakashima, Mira. Artist.
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Notkin, Richard. Artist.
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Jaeger, Sarah. Artist.
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Wallace, Denise, 1957- Artist.
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Wallace, Samuel, 1936- Artist.
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Look, Dona. Artist.
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Loeber, Ken. Artist.
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Lerea, Yaffa. Film editor.
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Lenzer, Don. cng
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Karpmann, Laura. Composer.
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Craft in America, Inc.
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Independent Television Service.
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KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
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PBS Home Video.
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| Note |
Subtitle on disc label: JOURNEY TO THE ORIGINS, ARTISTS AND TECHNIQUES OF AMERICAN CRAFT |
| Added Title |
Memory.
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Landscape.
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Community.
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| ISBN |
0793693365 : $24.99 |
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9780793693368 |
| Standard No. |
841887008372 |
| Music # |
CRIA601 PBS Home Video |
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