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Craft in America
Ceramic artist Syd Carpenter
Sculptor Syd Carpenter is an artist and professor. Her Groundbreaking Farm Series, clay sculptures that mix nature and African American culture, reflect the history of African American land ownership in the South after the Civil War and going forward to today. Segment from the HOME episode
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