American craft
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American craft is craft work produced by independent studio artists working with traditional craft materials and processes. Examples include wood, glass, clay, textiles, and metal. Studio craft works
Dale Chihuly's 30-foot blown-glass chandelier in the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2000
Window of St. Augustine; by Louis Comfort Tiffany, now in the Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, Florida
Peter Voulkos (left) assisted by John Balistreri.
The Renwick Gallery, at the Smithsonian
Craft
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A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually appli
Craft fair in Sonargaon, Bangladesh
Shoes are repaired by a skilled shoemaker; here he evaluates a pair of shoes with a customer watching.
Japanese potter at his wheel (1914)
Bagh print traditional hand block print craft in India