Arts and Music

Craft in America

Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity and originality of craftsmanship, the film highlights artists and explores the inter-relationship of what they do, how they do it and why they have chosen a life of creating art.

MINIATURES episode

55m 36s

MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas. Featuring miniaturist Mark Murphy, designer and collector Alexander Girard and the “Multiple Visions: A Common Bond” exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art, the International Folk Art Market, Cuban artist Leandro Gomez Quintero, and woodblock printmaker and marionette maker Gustave Baumann.

Episodes

  • JEWELRY episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    JEWELRY episode

    S13 E2 - 55m 6s

    JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment. Featuring: classic jeweler Tom Herman; Harriete Estel Berman who creates jewelry with recycled materials; the coeditors of Ornament Magazine; the legacy of modernist jeweler Art Smith; nature-inspired artist Gabrielle Gould; and Navajo/Hopi master jeweler Jesse Monongya.

  • HARMONY episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    HARMONY episode

    S13 E1 - 54m 36s

    HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft, celebrating the joy of music and the creation of handcrafted instruments. Featuring accordion maker Marc Savoy and the Savoy family, bow maker Susan Lipkins, luthier Doug Naselroad and the Appalachian Artisan Center Culture of Recovery Program, and artist Richard Jolley, whose monumental sculpture inspired a violin concerto.

Extras + Features

  • Jesse Monongya on cutting stones: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jesse Monongya on cutting stones

    S13 - 5m 17s

    Navajo/Hopi master jeweler Jesse Monongya on cutting stones and his grandfather. Bonus video from the JEWELRY episode, streaming starting Nov 4, 2021. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021 (check local listings)

  • Find out about Pernambuco wood conservation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Find out about Pernambuco wood conservation

    S13 - 1m 39s

    Bow maker Susan Lipkins on pernambuco wood conservation. Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

  • Ann Savoy's handmade clothes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ann Savoy's handmade clothes

    S13 - 1m 46s

    Ann Savoy on her handmade clothes. Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

Schedule

  • Craft in America: TVSS: Iconic

    Craft in America

    California

    Thursday
    May 2

    1 Hour

    The diverse craft traditions of California, including Native American ancient traditions and the handmade work of contemporary artists.

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