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Craft in America
Josephine Shea on Detroit's history of craft
Curator Josephine Shea talks about Detroit and its history of craft. Bonus video from the CELEBRATION episode. PBS premiere December 11, 2015. (check local listings) Archival courtesy of Detroit Institute of Arts Archive, CriticalPast, Samuel Yellin Metalworkers Co., Cranbrook Archives/Harvey Croze, Pewabic, Maia C.
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