decorative arts

Photographs and text profile the work of influential American crafters from the last two hundred years, highlighting key movements and trends in crafting and exploring how crafts represent the artist's culture, beliefs, and community.

Discussion and survey of Indonesian decorative arts and the essential role such art plays in the community and lives of the native people.

Describes the Shaker lifestyle through true stories of Nicholas Briggs and Anita Potter, two children who lived with them, one in the 1850s, the other in the 1920s and as well as through numerous crafts and activites.

Examines the American Arts and Crafts movement during the early years of this century.