Vol. 59 No. 4 August/September 1999
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Joel Philip Myers
A glass master goes forward in new directions. by James Yood

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20th-Century Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago
One of America's leading museums shows off its contemporary textile collection.

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"Please Be Seated"
Putting studio furniture to public use at the Yale University Art Gallery.

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The Object in Its Place
Designer Ted Cohen's gift for display—especially of craft objects—is legendary. by Joyce Lovelace

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Hervé Wahlen: Dinanderie
A French artist takes copper through an age-old process.by Jeremy Lebensohn

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Rest Rooms
Surprise! No plain vanilla at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

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PORTFOLIO
James Mongrain / Seattle, WA
Pamela Earnshaw Kelly / Montrose, PA
Ann Thompson / Biddeford Pool, ME
Richard Ford / Portland, OR

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CRAFT WORLD
Artists are like everybody else only more so, a Columbia University study suggests. by Joyce Lovelace

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BOOKS
North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment/ Reviewed by Robert Kasal

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FOCUS
Josiah McElheny / Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA / Reviewed by Joan Bamberger

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FOCUS
Cynthia Schira / Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art / Kansas City, MO / Reviewed by Glen R. Brown


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Calendar

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Advertising Index

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Classified

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American Craft Council

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Cover:
Dialogue #6, 1998, mold-blown glass, tallest 25 inches high, by Joel Philip Myers. Story on page 40. Photograph by Chris Brown.