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Craft in America
Joan Baez on activism, Vietnam, and the guitar
Joan Baez speaks about activism, her 1972 trip to Hanoi, and the guitar as an instrument of change. Bonus video from the Martin Guitar segment of the MUSIC episode. PBS premiere November 20, 2015. Archival Courtesy of Bettmann/Corbis, National Archives, Associated Press/Barry Romo, Joan Baez, Pond5/VUSschneider
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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.