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Ann Savoy's handmade clothes

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Find out about Pernambuco wood conservation

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Musician Jon Pickow sings Pretty Saro

Musician Jon Pickow sings Pretty Saro

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Enjoy more music from the Magnolia Sisters

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Harriete Estel Berman's Menorah

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Learn more about Harriete Estel Berman's work

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Learn more about Richard Jolley

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Joanne Hyppolite on NMAAHC's Art Smith collection

Joanne Hyppolite on NMAAHC's Art Smith collection

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Listen to more music from Appalachia

Listen to more music from Appalachia

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Ornament Magazine & Carolyn L.E. Benesh

Ornament Magazine & Carolyn L.E. Benesh

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Gabrielle Gould on her feather jewelry

Gabrielle Gould on her feather jewelry

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Joanne Hyppolite on personal adornment

Joanne Hyppolite on personal adornment

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Craft in America

National Museum of African American History & Culture

National Museum of African American History & Culture curator Joanne Hyppolite, Ph.D., speaks on the role of craft in the African American experience and prompts a discussion of the legacy of continued racial injustice in this country. Segment from DEMOCRACY episode
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Season 17 Episode 2
WEST episode
WEST celebrates the continuum of heritage and the handmade in the American west.
EAST episode
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Season 17 Episode 1
EAST episode
EAST highlights diverse expressions behind modern craft in the eastern region of America.
COLLECTORS episode
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Season 16 Episode 2
COLLECTORS episode
COLLECTORS reveals the relationship between craft collectors & artists they support
SCIENCE episode
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Season 16 Episode 1
SCIENCE episode
SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences
MINIATURES episode
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Season 15 Episode 2
MINIATURES episode
MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas
PLAY episode
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Season 15 Episode 1
PLAY episode
PLAY celebrates the power of imagination and the child in all of us.
HOME Episode
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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.
HARMONY episode
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Season 13 Episode 1
HARMONY episode
HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft
DEMOCRACY episode
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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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