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State fairs : growing American craft Cover Image Book

State fairs : growing American craft / edited by Mary Savig ; foreword by Wanda M. Corn.

Growing American craft (portion title)
Savig, Mary, (editor,, writer of introduction.). Corn, Wanda M., (writer of foreword.). Morris, Sara, (contributor.). Hain, Elana, (contributor.). Kay, Jon, (contributor.). Bear Robe, Amber-Dawn, (contributor.). Smithsonian Books (Publisher), (publisher.).

Summary:

"Your ticket to the best state fair crafts--from Choctaw basketry to sculpted butter cows--with more than 100 amazing images of American craft art! A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A quilt incorporating the jean outfits of a farmer and his son. This book features more than 100 photos of extraordinary and unconventional crafts from state and tribal fairs, including needlework, basketry, ceramics, crop art, butter sculpture, Nordic Rosemaling, and Spanish Colonial embroidery. In essays that explore the history of crafting at state fairs from the 1840s to present day, contributors reflect on: the way fairgrounds connect people through craft; how the fair provided a public platform for women's achievements; the significance of Indigenous fairs; 4-H and youth participation; the relationship between fairs and studio craft; crafts in unexpected places, including tractor and machine halls, horticulture and dairy displays, rodeos, and horse races."--Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781588348005
  • ISBN: 1588348008
  • Physical Description: 155 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword / by Wanda M. Corn -- Introduction: Growing American Craft / by Mary Savig -- Creative Arts Competitions and Women's Collectivity / by Sara Morris -- Studio Craft Competitions and Workshops / by Sara Morris -- 4-H and Youth Participation / by Elana Hain -- The Indiana State Fair Pioneer Village and Folklife / by Jon Kay -- Indigenous Fashion and Cultural Exchange in Native Gatherings / by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe -- Blue Ribbon Gallery -- Acknowledgments / by Mary Savig -- Notes -- Image credits -- Contributors -- Index.

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Handicraft > United States > Exhibitions.
Decorative arts > United States > Exhibitions.
Agricultural exhibitions > United States.
Agriculture and the arts > United States.
Indigenous arts > United States.
Indigenous art > United States.
Indian art > United States.
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Illustrated works.

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