Craft in America: Expanding Traditions (Travelling Exhibition)

Craft in America: Expanding Traditions was a seven-city, two-year tour showcasing scores of the most important and exciting examples of American creativity. This exhibition traveled to Arkansas, Oregon, California, Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma and Massachusetts.

  • Arkansas Arts Center (Little Rock, Arkansas)
    April 13, 2007 – June 24, 2007
  • Musuem of Contemporary Craft (Portland, Oregon)
    July 22, 2007 – September 23, 2007
  • Mingei International Museum (San Diego, California)
    October 20, 2007 – January 27, 2008
  • Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (Houston, Texas)
    February 22, 2008 – May 4, 2008
  • Cranbrook Art Museum (Blomfield Hills, Michigan)
    June 8, 2008 – September 14, 2008
  • National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
    October 11, 2008 – January 18, 2009
  • Fuller Craft Museum (Brockton, Massachusetts)
    February 21, 2009 – May 25, 2009
  • Sam Maloof, Double Rocker, 2006 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
    Sam Maloof, Double Rocker, 2006 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
  • George Nakashima Woodworker, S.A., Conoid Bench and Back, 2007 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft
    George Nakashima Woodworker, S.A., Conoid Bench and Back, 2007 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft
  • Wharton Esherick, Music Stand, 1962; Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Music Stand; Michael Cooper, Woody, 2005 at the Mingei International Museum
    Wharton Esherick, Music Stand, 1962; Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Music Stand; Michael Cooper, Woody, 2005 at the Mingei International Museum
  • Preston Singletary, Killer Whale Hat, 2006 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Preston Singletary, Killer Whale Hat, 2006 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Jim Bassler, Discontinuous II, 2006; Mark Hewitt, Large Planter: Flaming Triangles, 2005 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Jim Bassler, Discontinuous II, 2006; Mark Hewitt, Large Planter: Flaming Triangles, 2005 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Wendy Maruyama, Mickey Mackintosh Chair, 1988; Jon Brooke, Untitled ladderback chair, 1996; Rosanne Somerson, Tall Back Chair, 1990 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    (l-r) Wendy Maruyama, Mickey Mackintosh Chair, 1988; Jon Brooke, Untitled ladderback chair, 1996; Rosanne Somerson, Tall Back Chair, 1990 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Arthur Nevill Kirk, Tripytch, 1940 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Arthur Nevill Kirk, Tripytch, 1940 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Patti Warashina, Oil Slick (Drunken Power series), Sake set, 2004 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Patti Warashina, Oil Slick (Drunken Power series), Sake set, 2004 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Dona Look, Basket #2000-1, 2000 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Dona Look, Basket #2000-1, 2000 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Christina Smith, In Search of Terra Incognito, 2002, Sterling Tea Service at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Christina Smith, In Search of Terra Incognito, 2002, Sterling Tea Service at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Yakama, Man's Beaded Vest, 1900-1920 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Yakama, Man’s Beaded Vest, 1900-1920 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Paul J. Stankard, Tea Rose Bouquet Botanical, 2000 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Paul J. Stankard, Tea Rose Bouquet Botanical, 2000 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Peter Voulkos, Vase, 1975; Adrian Saxe, Shiitake Jamboree, 2001-2004 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
    Peter Voulkos, Vase, 1975; Adrian Saxe, Shiitake Jamboree, 2001-2004 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
  • Merry Renk, James Love Peacock Wedding Crown, 1981 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Merry Renk, James Love Peacock Wedding Crown, 1981 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Jack Lenor Larsen, Magnum, 1970; Kay Sekimachi, Amiyose V, 1968 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
    (l-r) Jack Lenor Larsen, Magnum, 1970; Kay Sekimachi, Amiyose V, 1968 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
  • Akio Takamori, Teapot, 2 teabag holders and vase at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Akio Takamori, Teapot, 2 teabag holders and vase at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Tom Eckert, MM-342: Tank Chair, 1980 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft
    Tom Eckert, MM-342: Tank Chair, 1980 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft
  • Donald Douglas, Tea Caddy, c. 1918 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Donald Douglas, Tea Caddy, c. 1918 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Randall Darwall, Handwoven Quilt; Flora Mace & Joey Kirkpatrick, By Means and Measure, 2002 at the Arkansas Arts Center
    (l-r) Randall Darwall, Handwoven Quilt; Flora Mace & Joey Kirkpatrick, By Means and Measure, 2002 at the Arkansas Arts Center
  • Ken Loeber, Rose, 2006 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    Ken Loeber, Rose, 2006 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • Tim Harding, Jade River Kimono, 2006; Edward Moulthrop, Untitled Bowl; David Ellsworth, Mo's Delight, 1993 at the Mingei International Museum
    Tim Harding, Jade River Kimono, 2006; Edward Moulthrop, Untitled Bowl; David Ellsworth, Mo’s Delight, 1993 at the Mingei International Museum
  • William Hunter, Kinetic Garden, 2005 at the Fuller Craft Museum
    William Hunter, Kinetic Garden, 2005 at the Fuller Craft Museum
  • C. Carl Jennings, Gate, 1971 at the Cranbrook Art Museum
    C. Carl Jennings, Gate, 1971 at the Cranbrook Art Museum
  • Chair installation at the Mingei International Museum
    Chair installation at the Mingei International Museum
  • Toshiko Takaezu, Sakura II, 2002; Warren MacKenzie, Vase, 2002; Mary Chase Stratton, Vase, c. 1915 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
    (l-r) Toshiko Takaezu, Sakura II, 2002; Warren MacKenzie, Vase, 2002; Mary Chase Stratton, Vase, c. 1915 at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
  • Garry Knox Bennett, GR#13, 2003 at the Mingei International Museum Jackie Mirabel photo
    Garry Knox Bennett, GR#13, 2003 at the Mingei International Museum Jackie Mirabel photo
  • Christian Burchard, Baskets, 2000 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft
    Christian Burchard, Baskets, 2000 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft
  • Judith Content, Rain Shadow, 2003 at the Mingei International Museum Jackie Mirabel photo
    Judith Content, Rain Shadow, 2003 at the Mingei International Museum Jackie Mirabel photo