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a r o u n d th e c o u n t r y w e r e s e le c t -
e d as f e llo w s , in c lu d in g D a n ie l
I c a z a , m a k e r o f
H a l f D o l l a r ? ^ .
E a c h r e c e iv e d $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 to p u r s u e
an 1 8 -m o n th c r e a t iv e p r o p o s a l.
F o u r c u r r e n t s tu d e n ts w e r e
c h o s e n as m u s e u m in te r n s t o
w o r k o n p r o je c ts r a n g in g fr o m
a M a r g a r e t D e P a t t a j e w e l r y
r e t r o s p e c t iv e a t th e O a k la n d
M u s e u m o f C a lif o r n ia t o a P o s t -
m o d e r n is m s h o w a t L o n d o n ’s
V i c t o r i a a n d A l b e r t M u s e u m .
F o r a lis t o f 2 0 10 w in n e r s a n d
p h o t o g a lle r ie s o f th e ir w o r k
v is it c r a f t c r e a t i v it y d e s i g n .o r g .
. .
K a t h r y n B lu m e n , a n a r ts m a n -
a g e m e n t s tu d e n t a t C a r n e g ie
M e l lo n U n i v e r s i t y , is t h e 20 10
J u d y C h e t a y a n S c h o la r a t th e
S o c i e t y f o r C o n t e m p o r a r y
C r a f t , P it t s b u r g h , w h e r e s h e
s p e n t th e s u m m e r h e lp in g to
p r e p a r e th e e x h ib it “ d i y : A
R e v o lu t io n in H a n d ic r a f t s ”
( S e p t . 1 0 -M a r . 2 6 ,2 0 1 1 ) .
.. T h e y
d o t h in g s b i g in T e x a s —lik e th e
3 3 -f o o t -t a ll d n a d o u b le h e lix
s c u lp tu r e in ir o n a n d d ic h r o ic
g la s s b y S t a n t o n G la s s S t u d io
o f W a c o , c o m m is s io n e d fo r
t h e s ta ir w e ll o f t h e n e w s c ie n c e
b u ild in g a t M c L e n n a n C o m m u -
n i t y C o ll e g e .
Transitions
B a r b a r a B lo e m in k , fo r m e r
c u r a to r ia l d ir e c to r o f th e
S m it h s o n ia n ’ s C o o p e r - H e w i t t
N a t io n a l D e s i g n M u s e u m , h a s
b e c o m e e x e c u t i v e d ir e c to r o f
th e A n d e r s o n R a n c h A r t s C e n -
t e r in S n o w m a s s V i ll a g e , c o .
. .
F lo r id a C r a f t s m e n , I n c . h as
a n e w d ir e c to r , D i a n e S h e ll y ,
f o r m e r ly h e a d o f th e A r t C e n t e r
M a n a t e e .
. . T h e B r o o k f ie ld
C r a f t C e n t e r c lo s e d its C o n -
n e c t i c u t c a m p u s in M a y a fte r
5 6 y e a r s , c it in g th e e c o n o m ic
d o w n t u r n . B o a r d p r e s id e n t B ill
M a r k u s a p p e a le d to th e c r a ft
c o m m u n it y f o r d o n a t io n s “ I f
w e c a n g e t b a c k t o a c le a n s la te ,
th e r e m a y b e th e p o s s ib ilit y
o f r e o p e n in g a n e w , im p r o v e d
C r a f t C e n t e r in t h e f u t u r e ”
( b r o o k fie ld c r a ftc e n te r .o r g ) .
Obituaries
G le n n C . N e l s o n , th e c e r a m is t,
e d u c a t o r a n d a u th o r o f t h e
c la s s ic
C e r a m i c s : A P o t t e r ’s
H a n d b o o k ,
d ie d in N a p le s , F L ,
o n A p r i l 1 7 , s ix w e e k s s h y o f
h is 9 7 t h b ir t h d a y .
N e l s o n t a u g h t fr o m 1 9 5 6 to
19 7 5 a t th e U n iv e r s it y o f M i n -
n e s o t a , D u lu t h , a n d e s ta b lis h e d
th e c e r a m ic s d e p a r t m e n t th e r e .
B e s id e s t r a in in g s c o r e s o f p o t -
te r s , h e w a s in s tr u m e n ta l in
b u ild in g th e c e r a m ic s c o lle c t io n
a t th e s c h o o l’s T w e e d M u s e u m
o f A r t . H is b o o k , fir s t p u b lis h e d
in 1 9 5 7 a n d r e p r in te d in fo u r
s u b s e q u e n t e d itio n s , r e m a in s
a t im e le s s r e f e r e n c e , o f f e r in g
d e s ig n a n d t e c h n ic a l g u id a n c e
f o r s tu d io p o t t e r s w it h an o v e r -
v i e w o f c e r a m ic s t h r o u g h o u t
w o r l d h is t o r y . In i 9 6 0 N e l s o n
m a r r ie d E d ie M c I n t y r e , s e c r e -
t a r y t o h is fr ie n d D a v i d C a m p -
b e ll, t h e n h e a d o f th e A m e r ic a n
C r a f t C o u n c il ; s h e d ie d in 1 9 8 7 .
T h e t e x t i le a r t is t L o r e
L i n d e n f e l d , 8 8 , d ie d A p r i l 8
a t h o m e in P r in c e t o n , N J , t w o
y e a r s a f te r s u f f e r in g a d e b ilit a t -
in g s t r o k e , a c c o r d in g t o P e t e r
L i n d e n f e l d , h e r h u s b a n d o f
5 7 y e a r s . B o r n L o r e K a d d e n in
W u p p e r t a l , G e r m a n y , s h e a n d
h e r f a m ily fle d th e r e t o H o lla n d
in 1 9 3 8 , t h e d a y a f t e r t h e
K r i s t a lln a c h t p o g r o m , a n d
c a m e t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s th e
f o l lo w in g y e a r . S h e w e n t o n to
a t t e n d B la c k M o u n t a in C o ll e g e
in N o r t h C a r o lin a , w h e r e sh e
s tu d ie d w e a v i n g w i t h A n n i
A lb e r s a n d a r t w i t h J o s e f A lb e r s .
A s a t e x t ile d e s ig n e r in N e w
Y o r k , s h e w a s a p io n e e r in th e
u s e o f t h e h a n d lo o m t o m a k e
f a b r ic s a m p le s f o r w o m e n ’ s
w e a r , a t a t im e w h e n d e s ig n e r s
t y p i c a l l y d id s k e t c h e s o n ly .
L i n d e n f e l d ’ s a r t w e a v i n g s , w a ll
h a n g in g s , a n d a s s e m b la g e s are
in t h e c o lle c t io n s o f th e F a s h io n
I n s t it u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y a n d th e
M u s e u m o f A r t s a n d D e s i g n ,
a m o n g o th e r s .
S t e p h e n B e a l, 7 0 , a m a k e r
o f p ic t o r ia l e m b r o id e r ie s n o t e d
f o r t h e ir w i t , im a g in a tiv e fla ir
a n d d e f t u s e o f c o lo r ( “ G i v e m e
c o lo r a n d I am o n e h a p p y m a n ,”
h e o n c e s a id ) , d ie d A p r i l 2 6
in L o v e l a n d , C O , a f te r a b r i e f
illn e s s . H is w o r k w a s r e c e n t ly
s e e n in t w o c r itic a lly a c c la im e d
g r o u p e x h ib it io n s , “ P r ic k e d :
E x t r e m e E m b r o id e r y ” a t th e
M u s e u m o f A r t s a n d D e s i g n
( 2 0 0 7 ), a n d “ M e n o f th e C l o t h , ”
a t r a v e lin g s h o w h e o r g a n iz e d
in 1 9 9 9 . I n 2 0 0 8 th e T e x t i l e
A r t s S o c ie t y h o n o r e d h im w it h
its L i llia n E l l i o t t A w a r d f o r
E x c e lle n c e in F ib e r A r t .
N Y / E a s t H a m p t o n
Pritam & Eames
S e a t i n g S h o w
A u g . 6 - S e p t . 7
p r ita m e a m e s .c o m
A n a n n u a l s h o w o f c h a ir s ,
b e n c h e s a n d s to o ls m a r r ie s
a e s th e t ic is m a n d fu n c t io n
t o fo r m a p e r f e c t u n io n .
N Y / N e w Y o r k
G Museum of Arts and Design
I n t e r t w i n e d : C o n t e m p o r a r y
B a s k e t s f r o m t h e S a r a a n d D a v i d
L i e b e r m a n C o l l e c t i o n
t o S e p t . 12.
m a d m u s e u m .o r g
T h e L ie b e r m a n s h a v e a m a s s e d
o n e o f t h e b e s t c o lle c t io n s o f
m o d e r n b a s k e t s , J o h n G a r r e tt's
J e s t e r A r c h i v i s t
a m o n g th e m .
N C / R a le ig h
North Carolina Museum
ofHistory
B e h i n d t h e V e n e e r : T h o m a s
D a y , M a s t e r C a b i n e t m a k e r
t o J u n e 6 ,2 0 1 1
n c m u s e u m o fh is t o r y .o r g
A m a jo r e x h ib it io n o f fu r n itu r e
b y D a y e x p lo r e s t h e e x t r a o r d i-
n a r y s t o r y o f t h is f r e e m a n
o f c o lo r w h o flo u r is h e d d u r in g
t h e 19 th c e n t u r y in a n te b e llu m
N o r t h C a r o lin a .
O K / O k la h o m a C i t y
National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum
T r a d i t i o n a l C o w b o y A r t s A s s o c i a -
t i o n 1 2 t h A n n u a l E x h i b i t i o n
S e p t . 2 5 - D e c . 5
n a t io n a lc o w b o y m u s e u m .o r g
T h i s tr ib u t e t o th e c o n t in u in g
v i t a l i t y o f W e s t e r n c r a ft s m a n -
s h ip in c lu d e s c o w b o y ic o n s
s u c h as s a d d le s , b its a n d s p u rs .
aug/scp 10 american craft 021
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