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Craft in America
Multiple Visions: A Common Bond
Alexander Girard donated 100,000 objects from his and his wife Susan’s folk art collection to the Museum of International Folk Art, which became the museum’s permanent exhibition, "Multiple Visions: A Common Bond." Featured in the MINIATURES episode, now streaming on the PBS App. PBS broadcast premiere December 29, 2023 (check local listings).
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See the work of metalsmiths who create powerful art from jewelry to monumental sculpture.
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Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression in "Messages."
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What inspires a career in craft? How does one learn a craft and make a living at it?
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Early craft techniques used by these artists are passed on in a continuum of creativity.
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Community focuses on the connection artists have to their communities through craft.
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Memory looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects.