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Sandra Flood Overturns The Current Myth That Nothing Happened In The Canadian Craft Scene Until The Late 1960s. This Account Presents The Canadian Context, And Reviews The Tone And Focus Of Contemporaneous Writing About Craft Before Exploring The Diversity Of Craftmakers, Craft Production, Crafts Organizations, Craft Education, And Government Involvement. The History Of Museums And Their Lack Of Response To This Major Component Of Canadian Culture Combined With The Fate Of Various Craft Collections Raise Important, Ongoing Questions.--book Jacket. Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Historiography: A New And Fresh Utterance -- Ch. 3. Crafts: An Important Activity Of Canadian Citizens -- Ch. 4. Organized Crafts: Where Crafts Flourish There Will Be Found A Happy And Contented People -- Ch. 5. Studio Crafts: Not Only A Craft But A Major Art -- Ch. 6. Museums And Craft Collections: A Courageous But Precarious Existence -- Ch. 7. Conclusion. Sandra Flood. This Book Is The Text Of A Doctoral Thesis Submitted To The University Of Manchester, England In 1998, With The Exception Of Chapter 2, Which Has Been Updated--p. Xiii. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 312-335). Includes Abstract In F

Author

Flood, Sandra; Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies; Canadian Museum of Civilization

Publisher

Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadie; Canadian Museum of Civilization

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780660178387

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, Lifestyle