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Kwanzaa

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Chinese New Year Lion Dance

Chinese New Year Lion Dance

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Chinese New Year Parade

Chinese New Year Parade

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Motawi Tileworks

Motawi Tileworks

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Pewabic pottery

Pewabic pottery

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Printmaker Yoshiko Yamamoto

Printmaker Yoshiko Yamamoto

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Malik Seneferu dresses Kwanzaa table

Malik Seneferu dresses Kwanzaa table

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Corey Chan on Chinese New Year symbolism

Corey Chan on Chinese New Year symbolism

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Annette Brown on dolls made for Kwanzaa

Annette Brown on dolls made for Kwanzaa

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Yumei Hou on the large ram in the Chinese New Year parade

Yumei Hou on the large ram in the Chinese New Year parade

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David Thomas & Stephanie Mufson on warrior figures

David Thomas & Stephanie Mufson on warrior figures

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Josephine Shea & Graham Beal on the Diego Rivera mural

Josephine Shea & Graham Beal on the Diego Rivera mural

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Craft in America

Banjo maker Jim Hartel on the African heritage and banjo

Banjo maker Jim Hartel shows us old banjos, derived from instruments made by African slaves, plays the minstrel tune "Jim Along Josie," and tells about turn-of-the-century banjo models and playing styles. Bonus video from the MUSIC episode. PBS premiere November 20, 2015. Archival Courtesy of Bettmann/Corbis, Library of Congress/Mary Cassatt/Harris & Ewing, H. Armstrong Roberts, Carl Fleischhauer,
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Season 17 Episode 2
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WEST celebrates the continuum of heritage and the handmade in the American west.
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EAST episode
EAST highlights diverse expressions behind modern craft in the eastern region of America.
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Season 16 Episode 2
COLLECTORS episode
COLLECTORS reveals the relationship between craft collectors & artists they support
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SCIENCE episode
SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences
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Season 15 Episode 2
MINIATURES episode
MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas
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Season 15 Episode 1
PLAY episode
PLAY celebrates the power of imagination and the child in all of us.
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Season 14 Episode 2
HOME Episode
HOME visits artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor
INSPIRATION Episode
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Season 14 Episode 1
INSPIRATION Episode
INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft
JEWELRY episode
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Season 13 Episode 2
JEWELRY episode
JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment.
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Season 13 Episode 1
HARMONY episode
HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft
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Season 12 Episode 1202
DEMOCRACY episode
DEMOCRACY explores how craft is intertwined with our nation’s defining principles.
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Season 12 Episode 1201
STORYTELLERS episode
Artists who use narrative to communicate personal stories & universal truths.
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