Crafts


Sub Topics:
Artists in Context: New Conversations, Ideas, and Projects II
Dava J. Newman
October 9, 2009
Carrie Lambert-Beatty moderates a discussion on the negotiation between "art of protest" and "art of policy" with several of the most experienced and compelling voices in the field of contemporary creative practices: Ann Hamilton, Dava Newman, Mel Chin, Barbara Schaffer Bacon, and Jeremy Liu.
Artists in Context: New Conversations, Ideas, and Projects I
Dava J. Newman
October 9, 2009
Carrie Lambert-Beatty moderates a discussion on the negotiation between "art of protest" and "art of policy" with several of the most experienced and compelling voices in the field of contemporary creative practices: Ann Hamilton, Dava Newman, Mel Chin, Barbara Schaffer Bacon, and Jeremy Liu.
Solving the Stradivarius Secret
William F. Fry
March 25, 2009
01:29:41
Physicist William F. "Jack" Fry and violinist Rose Mary Harbison rediscover the legendary sound of the Stradivarius violin. Since the early 1700s, "Golden Age" Italian violins have been revered for their superior tone.
Irish Furniture and the Irish Georgian Society
James Peill
October 21, 2008
01:00:12
Christie's vice president James Peill and Desmond Fitzgerald, 29th Knight of Glin and president of the Irish Georgian Society, present at Deadwyler Finest Period Furniture.
Art, Craft and Conservation
James Reid-Cunningham
November 6, 2007
00:35:31
James Reid-Cunningham explores the intersection of traditional craft and modern book conservation, and the rise of the book as a work of art.
Celebration of the World's Barrier Islands
Mary Edna Fraser
September 4, 2007
00:59:21
Orrin Pilkey and Mary Edna Fraser describe the fragility of Barrier islands, which protect the mainland of most of the eastern United States from natural disaster.
Eye of the Needle: Holocaust Remembrance
Bernice Steinhardt
February 25, 2007
01:00:18
Holocaust survivor Esther Nisenthal Krinitz's two daughters discuss their efforts to get their mother's story out into the world.
Building the High Museum's African Art Collection
Carol Thompson
September 13, 2005
01:26:30
Carol Thompson, Richman Family curator of African art discusses the evolution of the growing African art collection at the High Museum and her vision for the future. Thompson's goal is to create the most significant African art collection in the southeastern United States.