Craft in America
NEW episodes premiere Dec 16, 2022
Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity and originality of craftsmanship, the film highlights artists and explores the inter-relationship of what they do, how they do it and why they have chosen a life of creating art. (official site)
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HOME Episode
S14 Ep2 | 55m 5s
INSPIRATION Episode
S14 Ep1 | 54m 36s
JEWELRY episode
S13 Ep2 | 55m 6s
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Extras
Wharton Esherick's Standing Desk
Clip: S14 | 1m 41s
Wharton Esherick's Bedroom Trap Door and Desk
Clip: S14 | 1m 41s
Weaver Diedrick Brackens on his Baby Blanket series
Clip: S14 | 1m 13s
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Education Guides
Download Craft in America education guides that educate, involve, and inform students about how craft plays a role in their lives, with connections to American history and culture, philosophies and science, social causes and social action.
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CRAFT IN AMERICA, the Peabody Award-winning series on PBS, explores America’s creative spirit through the language and traditions of the handmade. With 25 shows produced since 2007, the series takes viewers on a journey to the artists, origins and techniques of American craft. Each episode contains stories from diverse regions and cultures, blending history with living practice and exploring issues of identity, ritual, philosophy and creative expression.
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