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American Craft Council Awards 2001
Two gold medals are among the 12 awards being presented by the Council at a ceremony October 6 during SOFA Chicago.
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Garry Knox Bennett
Perhaps more than any of his contemporaries, Bennett has questioned the received values of furniture's tradition as craft. Yet he has not cast them aside without thoroughly exploiting their possibilities.
by Cheryl White
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Glass of the Sultans
The productive but less-appreciated era of Islamic glassmaking receives its due in an exhibition organized by the Corning Museum of Glass and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Paul N. Perrot reviews the companion publication.
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Ceramic National 2000
Works by acknowledged masters, mid-career artists and emerging talents mingle in this 30th edition of the Ceramic National, organized by the Everson Museum of Art and now touring.
by Janice T. Paine
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Objects for Use
Function is the point in a new book accompanying an exhibition of more than 400 objects by American craftspeople at the American Craft Museum this fall.
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Past Views: The Embroideries of Carol Shinn
Shinn's work encapsulates her experience as an artist living in and appreciating the American West.
by Kate Bonansinga
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CRAFT WORLD
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MUSEUM COLLECTION
The Raku Museum, Kyoto, Japan
by Betsy Sterling Benjamin
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COMMISSIONS
40
BOOKS
80
PORTFOLIO
Tracy Krumm, Laura Kramer and Chris Taylor, Kate Anderson, Jack R. Slentz
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JAN YAGER
Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Reviewed by Ian Wilson
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GALLERY
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20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Pritam & Eames, East Hampton, NY. Reviewed by Jonathan Binzen
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CALENDAR
110
CLASSIFIED
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AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL
Cover:
GARRY KNOX BENNETT - Aluminum Leg Side Table, Black, 1999, detail,
aluminum, wood, brass, dye, paint, gold-plate, 351/2 by 84 by 15 inches,
collection Dr. Thomas and Dolores Stiles. Photo/M. Lee Fatherree. Story
on page 60.