Objects U.S.A.: Works by Artist-Craftsmen in Ceramic, Enamel, Glass, Metal, Plastic, Mosaic, Wood and Fiber

by Lee Nordness 

8.5 x 9.5 hardcover book with 360 pages and several hundred color and b/w images that represent a comprehensive overview of the craftman arts, circa 1970. An extraordinarily useful reference volume for the works of the 250 plus artists represented. 

Since the end of World War II, many artists have turned to crafts as a reaction to the conformity, the built-in obsolescence, and the anonymity of mass-produced objects. They are creating objects to satisfy none but their own standards of technique and aesthetics...

Objects:USA is a comprehensive survey of this movement, and its illustrates a cross section of over 300 examples from the various crafts media: plastics; enamels; mosaics; wood; blown and stained glass; metal; jewelry; and hooked, woven, knitted, and sculptured fibers.

With his selection of examples created by more than 250 of the most talented artist-craftsmen living in the United States, Lee Nordness gives a valuable general history of American crafts. Because each object is so closely associated with the artist himself, the author also includes photographs of each craftsman represented in the book, with a brief biography and description of the significance of his work.

In addition, many of the artists have contributed statements on their aims and methods of working. This book grew out of the much heralded exhibition "Objects: USA," which opened at the Smithsonian Institution in the fall of 1969 before going on an extensive tour throughout the country. The exhibition was organized by the S.C. Johnson Company of Racine, Wisconsin, who commissioned Mr. Nordness to acquire the works shown on these pages...

• The History of Craft
• Enamels
• Ceramic
• Glass
• Metal
• Jewelry
• Plastic
• Mosaic
• Wood
• Fiber

CONDITION: VERY GOOD. Light wear to edges and dust jacket