N E W /
NORTH
CAROLINA
A CHOSEN PATH
The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes
Edited by Mark Shapiro
Forew ord by G a rth Clark
There are too few books that treat pottery as seriously as other art forms; too few
that pay sufficient tribute to the achievements of women artists; and too few that
situate great art within a rich biographical context. This finely textured book does all
three, providing in-depth analysis not only of Karnes’s pots and sculpture, but also of
the life of the fascinating person who made them.”
—Glenn Adamson, Deputy Head of Research and Head of Graduate Studies,
Victoria and Albert Museum
192
pages,
82
color and
39
b&w illustrations
$
40.00
cloth
MAKERS
A History of American Studio Craft
Janet Koplos and Bruce M etcalf
A coherent, well-contextualized, appropriately theorized, and artifact-driven introduction
to a field currently dominated by scattered articles, narrowly focused volumes on
canonical figures, media-specific surveys, and uncritical hagiography. By arguing that
the field of craft is sometimes in synch with and sometimes at odds with larger cultural
issues and by offering analysis and explanation of these trends, the authors have
invigorated this often obscure field.”
—Edward S. Cooke Jr., Yale University
544
pages,
409
color and
50
b&w illustrations
$
65.00
cloth
CHOOSING CRAFT
The Artist's Viewpoint
Edited by Vicki Halper and Diane Douglas
A multifaceted record of the American craft movement from
1945
to the present
day I.
.. In addition to being a good read, the book is an important historical record
.. .The only thing I want from this intelligent collection is to have even more of it.”
— Crafts
336
pages,
50
illustrations
_______
$35.00 doth
fir ?
A THEORY OF CRAFT
Function and Aesthetic Expression
Howard Risatti
F orew ord by Kenneth R. Trapp
Risatti has long been ahead of the curve in regards to bridging the art/craft divide
... A tantalizingly broad argument for craft’s relevance.”
— Surface Design Journal
352
pages,
44
illustrations
$
42.95
cloth
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