University of Tennessee Press, 1991 Paper: 978-1-57233-815-9 | Cloth: 978-0-87049-703-2 Library of Congress Classification HD2346.U52A1273 1991 Dewey Decimal Classification 338.6425097691
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Appalachians have always honored craft. Showoff quilts, complicated whittlings, "face jugs," intricate woven coverlets, and the work of famous basketmakers constituted the art of early Appalachia, the life and color of its remote mountain households. By the 1920s, however, the craft tradition was quickly vanishing. This lively, highly personal book recounts the "missionary" effort that preserved the traditional Appalachian craft culture and traces the organization, politics, and economics of later handcraft revival organizations in Southern Appalachia.
Deeply involved in many of the events he describes, Garry Barker has worked in the Appalachian crafts world since the early 1960s. He draws on memories of the leading craftspeople of a bygone era, LBJ's War on Poverty, mushrooming markets for craft products, and the rise of academic crafts training. The Handcraft Revival in Southern Appalachia represents the thoughtful winnowing of Barker's decades of serendipitous experience and disciplined observation, casual conversation and formal interviews, research and collecting, teaching and writing.
The book is the only history of the Appalachian craft movement between 1930 and 1990. As such it will become an essential resource for craftspeople, scholars, and all interested in the Southern Appalachian region. In addition, it constitutes a crucial chapter in the newly emerging history of American craft.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Foreword
Gray,
Robert W.
Preface
1.
The Beginnings
2.
The 1930s: The Handicraft Guild, Southern Highlanders, and Eaton's Survey
3.
The 1940s: The First Craftsman's Fair
4.
The 1950s: Marketplace Expansion
5.
1960–1965: Growth in Kentucky and Preparations for the War on Poverty
6.
1966–1970: More of Everything, Everywhere
7.
1970–1975: Glory Years, Growing Years
8.
1976–1979: The Bicentennial, ARC's Craft Centers, “Counterpoint,” and Burnout
9.
1980–1985: Helicopters, the World's Fair, and a New Decade of Activity
10.
The Late 1980s Hard Work at Berea, Gift Shows in New York, and More Media
11.
“Ma Took a Notion”: An Irreverent Study of Appalachian Craft Design
12.
Why and Where to from Here? The Reasons for the Growth, and One Guess at What Lies Ahead
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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University of Tennessee Press, 1991 Paper: 978-1-57233-815-9 Cloth: 978-0-87049-703-2
Appalachians have always honored craft. Showoff quilts, complicated whittlings, "face jugs," intricate woven coverlets, and the work of famous basketmakers constituted the art of early Appalachia, the life and color of its remote mountain households. By the 1920s, however, the craft tradition was quickly vanishing. This lively, highly personal book recounts the "missionary" effort that preserved the traditional Appalachian craft culture and traces the organization, politics, and economics of later handcraft revival organizations in Southern Appalachia.
Deeply involved in many of the events he describes, Garry Barker has worked in the Appalachian crafts world since the early 1960s. He draws on memories of the leading craftspeople of a bygone era, LBJ's War on Poverty, mushrooming markets for craft products, and the rise of academic crafts training. The Handcraft Revival in Southern Appalachia represents the thoughtful winnowing of Barker's decades of serendipitous experience and disciplined observation, casual conversation and formal interviews, research and collecting, teaching and writing.
The book is the only history of the Appalachian craft movement between 1930 and 1990. As such it will become an essential resource for craftspeople, scholars, and all interested in the Southern Appalachian region. In addition, it constitutes a crucial chapter in the newly emerging history of American craft.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Foreword
Gray,
Robert W.
Preface
1.
The Beginnings
2.
The 1930s: The Handicraft Guild, Southern Highlanders, and Eaton's Survey
3.
The 1940s: The First Craftsman's Fair
4.
The 1950s: Marketplace Expansion
5.
1960–1965: Growth in Kentucky and Preparations for the War on Poverty
6.
1966–1970: More of Everything, Everywhere
7.
1970–1975: Glory Years, Growing Years
8.
1976–1979: The Bicentennial, ARC's Craft Centers, “Counterpoint,” and Burnout
9.
1980–1985: Helicopters, the World's Fair, and a New Decade of Activity
10.
The Late 1980s Hard Work at Berea, Gift Shows in New York, and More Media
11.
“Ma Took a Notion”: An Irreverent Study of Appalachian Craft Design
12.
Why and Where to from Here? The Reasons for the Growth, and One Guess at What Lies Ahead
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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