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The 9-ycar-old Northern Clay Center
(MN) hosts its inaugural American
Pottery Festival, an annual exhibition
and sale that brings together work
from the country’s top functional-
ceramic artists.
POTTERY FESTIVAL
◄ •1992
After the Rodney King riots in
Los Angeles, fashion designer
Nick Cave affixes twigs to fabric to
make a half-human beast, protesting
depictions of African-American men
as monsters. The first of several hun-
dred
Soundsuits
is born.
1997
The International Quilt Study Center
& Museum (NE) is founded when
Ardis and Robert James donate nearly
1,000 quilts to the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. Their gift becomes
the centerpiece of what is now the
largest public quilt collection.
-«■1996+.
Dale Chihuly inaugu-
rates a boundary-
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breaking series of out-
door installations with
Chihuly Over Venice.
C H fH U lY O V U
VENICE
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■►1998
Calligrapher Donald Jackson, working
with an international team of lettering art-
ists and illuminators, begins production of
The St. Joh n ’s Bible.
It is thought to be the
first completely handwritten, hand-illumi-
nated Bible in English - and the first hand-
produced in any language since the 1400s.
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The Hamilton Wood Type and
Printing Museum is founded in
Two Rivers, WI. The space includes
a 4,500-square-foot studio, making it
one of the world’s largest working
printing museums. It features more
than 1.5 million pieces of wood type.
1997
GetCrafty.com launches
with forums; it’s the
first website to bring
together the burgeoning
indie craft movement.
♦ 1993
Passage of NAFTA cases
the path of global outsourcing,
hastening the U.S. passage into
a “post-industrial” economy,
with more retailers selling
inexpensive craft objects pro-
duced in the developing world.
♦ 1994
HGTV launches. Sister
channel DIY Network
follows in 1999. DIY
building and decorating
spread further into the
grassroots.
♦ 1995
As scrapbooking gathers
steam as a pastime for
millions, Michaels craft
stores surpass the 500-store
mark. The Dallas-based
company had 16 stores
in 1984.
♦1997
Antiques
Roadshow
debuts, showing
20th-century
crafts alongside
antiques and
collectibles.
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The exhibition “Brooching It
Diplomatically: A Tribute to
Madeleine K. Albright” reveals
the secretary of state’s practice of
choosing brooches to signal her
stance on diplomatic issues.
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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao,
designed by fish-inspired architect
Frank Gehry, opens in Spain, and
quickly becomes one of the most
admired works of contemporary
architecture.
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Dave Eggers launches
the literary journal
McSweeney’s
, combining
fine writing with mass-
produced book arts.
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