Craft in America

Arts and Music Series / 15 Seasons

Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity and originality of craftsmanship, the film highlights artists and explores the inter-relationship of what they do, how they do it and why they have chosen a life of creating art.

53m 27s

Harriete Estel Berman's Menorah

2m 21s

Harriete Estel Berman on her Menorah, “They whisper names to me, I am a channel. This piece is made of recycled tin cans and the menorah itself is made of brass. Bonus video from the JEWELRY episode, streaming starting Nov 4, 2021. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021 (check local listings)

Learn more about Harriete Estel Berman's work

3m 36s

Harriete Estel Berman on her Judaica sculptures, The 10 Modern Plagues, constructed from post consumer recycled tin cans, spice tins, and vintage steel dollhouses. This series is based on the concept of 'tikkun olam', Hebrew for repair the world. Bonus video from the JEWELRY episode, streaming starting Nov 4, 2021. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021 (check local listings)

Jesse's childhood growing up in the Navajo Nation

2m 13s

Navajo/Hopi master jeweler Jesse Monongya on growing up with horses near Toadlena, New Mexico. Bonus video from the JEWELRY episode, streaming starting Nov 4, 2021. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021 (check local listings)

Joanne Hyppolite on personal adornment

1m 3s

Curator Joanne Hyppolite on personal adornment and human beautification. Bonus video from the JEWELRY episode, streaming starting Nov 4, 2021. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021 (check local listings)

Musician Jon Pickow sings Pretty Saro

2m 49s

Musician Jon Pickow (1958-2020) sings a family favorite, "Pretty Saro." Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

Jesse Monongya on cutting stones

5m 17s

Navajo/Hopi master jeweler Jesse Monongya on cutting stones and his grandfather. Bonus video from the JEWELRY episode, streaming starting Nov 4, 2021. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021 (check local listings)

Ann Savoy's handmade clothes

1m 46s

Ann Savoy on her handmade clothes. Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

Listen to more music from Appalachia

4m 8s

"Cindy" performed by Randy Wilson, Jon Pickow, Yoko Nogami, Don Pedi. Don Pedi, Jon Pickow, Doug Naselroad played “Baby-O” off-camera. Randy Wilson performed "My Little Sugar Shack" (written by Randy Wilson). Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting Nov 4, 2021. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021 (check local listings).

Find out about Pernambuco wood conservation

1m 39s

Bow maker Susan Lipkins on pernambuco wood conservation. Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

Learn more about Richard Jolley

1m 45s

Glass artists Richard Jolley and Tommie Rush on working with students. Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

Joanne Hyppolite on NMAAHC's Art Smith collection

1m 27s

Curator Joanne Hyppolite on National Museum of African American History & Culture's collection of Art Smith work and personal items. Bonus video from the JEWELRY episode, streaming starting Nov 4, 2021. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021 (check local listings)

Ornament Magazine & Carolyn L.E. Benesh

3m 37s

Learn more about Ornament Magazine and the legacy of its co-founder and co-editor, Carolyn L.E. Benesh (1944-2020). Bonus video from the JEWELRY episode. PBS broadcast premiere Dec 10, 2021.

Enjoy more music from the Magnolia Sisters

2m 25s

Magnolia Sisters sing Ma Petite et Mignonne (written by Jane Vidrine). left to right: Anya Burgess, Jane Vidrine, Ann Savoy, Lisa Trahan. Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

HARMONY preview

1m

HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft, celebrating the joy of music and the creation of handcrafted instruments. Featuring accordion maker Marc Savoy and the Savoy family, bow maker Susan Lipkins, luthier Doug Naselroad and the Appalachian Artisan Center Culture of Recovery Program, and artist Richard Jolley, whose monumental sculpture inspired a violin concerto.

JEWELRY preview

1m

JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment. Featuring: classic jeweler Tom Herman; Harriete Estel Berman who creates jewelry with recycled materials; the coeditors of Ornament Magazine; the legacy of modernist jeweler Art Smith; nature-inspired artist Gabrielle Gould; and Navajo/Hopi master jeweler Jesse Monongya.

Hearts of Our People exhibition

3m 32s

Explore the Hearts of Our People exhibition featuring art by Native American women at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution with co-curator Teri Greeves and artist Carla Hemlock. Segment from the DEMOCRACY episode

Cheyenne and Arapaho artist Harvey Phillip Pratt

8m 56s

Renowned forensic and multi-disciplinary artist and Cheyenne Peace Chief Harvey Phillip Pratt designs the National Native American Veterans Memorial, to be erected on the grounds of the National Museum of the American Indian. Segment from the DEMOCRACY episode

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