LECTURES & LITERATURE

    The Commonwealth: A History of American Studio Craft

    The Commonwealth: A History of American Studio Craft

    Presented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance

    December 8, 2011


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    PAA welcomes artist and writer Bruce Metcalf for a lecture and presentation about the history of studio craft in America. Metcalf will also be available to sign copies of his most recent book, Makers, co-authored with Janet Koplos, which is the first comprehensive study of the American studio craft movement. Metcalf holds a BFA from Syracuse University and an MFA from Tyler School of Art. He taught at Kent State University in Ohio from 1981 to 1991. He has been a contributing editor of Metalsmith magazine for nearly two decades and currently teaches at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Metcalf uses various materials, including wood, metal, and Plexiglass, and diverse techniques for his jewelry, small sculptures, and wall reliefs. Employing disparate images drawn from personal experience, he contrasts familiar, mundane objects with the unfamiliar in an effort to create whimsical yet restrained works of art that comment on the human condition.


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        Philadelphia Art Alliance

        251 S. 18th Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19103

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        December 8, 2011

        Times:

        7 pm


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          Please call ahead for wheelchair access at 215-545-4302.


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