White House Collection of American Crafts

Monroe, Michael G.

ISBN 10: 0810940353 / ISBN 13: 9780810940352

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York, 1995

About this Item

128, color illus., checklist of the exhibition, biographies of the artists. This book was published to accompany an exhibition at the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, April 28, 1995 through September 4, 1995. Opening statement by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Michael W. Monroe, Curator-in-Charge of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Art, selected this collection of fine contemporary crafts specifically for the interiors of the White House, to be viewed and admired alongside the works of the past. This volume features 92 full-color photographs--some showcasing the pieces in the private quarters and public spaces of the White House--taken expressly for this book by John Bigelow Taylor. In addition to an introduction to the collection and commentaries on each piece by Michael Monroe, the book includes an essay on the significance and cultural value of crafts by Barbaralee Diamonstein, a foreword by Elizabeth Broun, Director of the National Museum of American Art, and brief biographies of each artist. Seller Inventory # 41136

Bibliographic Details

Title: White House Collection of American Crafts

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: John Bigelow Taylor

Condition: very good, very good

Edition: First? Edition. First? Printing.

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Synopsis:

This is a survey of the first official White House crafts collection, assembled with encouragement from President and Mrs Clinton, and features the work of more than 70 of America's leading craft artists. The objects, made of glass, ceramic, metal, wood and fibre, are presented as a celebration of American craftspeople, and a tribute to the country's long-standing craft heritage. The book has been published to coincide with an exhibition opening in April 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Art, and illustrates the pieces in colour, some shown in the private quarters and public spaces of the White House, and accompanied by brief individual commentaries.