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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

Invaluable

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

Invaluable

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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Collections Manager, Fort Monroe Authority

WCG

The Manager oversees all activities related to the care and documentation of the museum´s objects consisting of textiles, metal, and other materials, as well as a vast collection of printed materials contained in the archives. Packs and ships objects and documents. Contributes to budgetary and narrative project reports.

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How to find treasured interior design pieces & special decor

IACF

Knoll was born to world famous parents, architect and Cranbook Academy of Art directer, Eliel Saarinen and textile artist, Loja Saarinen – Eero was surrounded by design his entire life! Praised for both its elegance and its durability, teak wood is one of the most popular materials for furniture.

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Diane Harby: Love and Antique Lace

Grays Antiques

Antique lace and linen is an incomparable material for luxury clothes and interiors that brings real history and craftsmanship to any design. I understand their authenticity from my experience of handling lace for forty years. Something Old.A We went to her shop on the lower ground floor to find out more.

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WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm

WCG

As the projects Conservation Textile Specialists, one of our primary tasks is to create custom storage mounts and housing for every object in the BFM collection. We will share tips and tricks about how we fabricate mounts and supplementary supports constructed of soft and rigid archival materials.