Craftsperson Speaks: Artists in Varied Media Discuss Their Crafts

As part of a large oral history and survey project of the Research Center for Arts and Culture of Columbia University aimed at compiling information on craftspeople, ten informative and insightful narrative interviews were edited and collected for The Craftsperson Speaks. The artists represent a variety of disciplines and media and a balance of ethnicity, regionalism, and stage of career development. Each interview is prefaced by career data and followed by exhibit sources and honors, and a representative piece of work is illustrated. The volume's introduction offers an historic overview of American crafts, and a bibliography is included.