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Craft Capital: Philadelphia's Cultures of Making

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

Craft Capital: Philadelphia's Cultures of Making

By Glenn Adamson

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About the book

Explore one of America's most creative cities in a new way with the trailblazer for city-based studies of contemporary craft. For craft and history enthusiasts alike, this collection of essays from writers and curators connects Philadelphia's heritage to its current stature as a national craft capital. We discover how small workshops for fabric, wool, ceramics, and textile starting as early as 1751 grew into the still expanding craft world that Philadelphia has today. A useful example: the Liber...Show more

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ISBN

9780764358838

Publisher

Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Craft Capital: Philadelphia's Cultures of Making

Format

Hardcover

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