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President Jimmy Carter introduces us to the Moulthrop family of Georgia woodturners and New York gallerist Michael Heller shows and tells us more about the Moulthrops' work in this clip from the Family episode premiered October 17th on PBS. *Check local listings

Through their own words and work, each of the seven episodes - Memory, Landscape, Community, Origins, Process, Messages, and Family – takes you on a journey to the artists and their techniques. View the programs online or purchase DVDs of the Peabody Award-winning series for your home library.
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Couldn’t get to the museum? Can’t wait to see more? Hundreds of examples from established masters and emerging artists are viewable on your computer, right now. Click on a category, lean back, and enjoy the show! And come back often – American craft is always changing (and so are the virtual exhibitions).
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Why is craft important to us? Why should we care? Throughout history, people have made objects by hand. Each object tells a story— about the person who made it; about the cultural moment in which it was created; about the political mood, community, and cultural forces that inspired it. AVAILABLE NOW.
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Here, in one place, you’ll find monthly artist lectures and extensive archives – over a thousand books and videos – for serious research or casual study. Plus exhibitions of objects featured in the Craft in America documentaries.
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