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MEMORY episode

Season 1 Episode 1 | 53m 27s

Take a tour through craft's history in America beginning with the pioneers of the field to the intimate stories of some of our country's most prominent craft artists. Memory observes how past is prologue, and looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects. Featured artists include Sam Maloof, Garry Knox Bennett, Mary Jackson, Tom Joyce, and Pat Courtney Gold.

Aired: 09/16/09
Extras
Watch a preview of PLAY, streaming Dec 1, broadcast premiere Dec 29
Watch a preview of MINIATURES, streaming Dec 1, PBS broadcast premiere Dec 29
Schroeder Cherry's puppetry performance, Underground Railroad, Not a Subway
El Orfeon Santiago Chorus performance - bonus video from MINIATURES
Kinetic designer Chris Green works with Noah's Ark educators on puppeteering snow leopard
Sustainability coordinator on recycling plastic through their Precious Plastic program
Miniaturist Mark Murphy shows us his miniature 1/12th scale furniture
Artist Roberto Benavidez speaks with curator and art historian on his piñatas & piñathkos
Artist Calder Kamin on how she discovered Austin Creative Reuse
Master basket weaver Nelsiwe Dlamini at International Folk Art Market
All
  • All
  • Craft in America Season 15
  • Craft in America Season 14
  • Craft in America Season 13
  • Craft in America Season 12
  • QUILTS and IDENTITY
  • CALIFORNIA and VISIONARIES
  • BORDERS and NEIGHBORS
  • TEACHERS and NATURE
  • MUSIC and CELEBRATION
  • SERVICE
  • FORGE and HOLIDAY and INDUSTRY
  • THREADS and CROSSROADS
  • MESSAGES and FAMILY
  • ORIGINS and PROCESS
  • MEMORY and LANDSCAPE and COMMUNITY
MINIATURES explores the world of small objects and big ideas
PLAY celebrates the power of imagination and the child in all of us.
INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft
HOME visits artists whose environments are filled with meaning and metaphor
HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft
JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment.
Artists who use narrative to communicate personal stories & universal truths.
DEMOCRACY explores how craft is intertwined with our nation’s defining principles.
Artists explore issues of gender, race, culture and place
Learn about contemporary quilters from diverse traditions