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100	1		_aRisatti, Howard, _d1943-
245	1	2	_aA theory of craft : _bfunction and aesthetic expression / _cHoward Risatti ; foreword by Kenneth R. Trapp.
260			_aChapel Hill : _bUniversity of North Carolina Press, _cc2007.
300			_axvi, 327 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-316) and index.
505			_apt. 1. Practical-functional arts and the uniqueness of craft: questions about terminology -- pt. 2. Craft and fine art -- pt. 3. Issues of craft and design -- pt. 4. Aesthetic objects and aesthetic images.
520			_aWhat is craft? How is it different from fine art or design? Risatti examines these issues by comparing handmade ceramics, glass, metalwork, weaving, and furniture to painting, sculpture, photography, and machine-made design from Bauhaus to the Memphis Group. He describes craft's unique qualities as functionality combined with an ability to express human values that transcend temporal, spatial, and social boundaries. Craft must articulate a role for itself in contemporary society, says Risatti; otherwise it will be absorbed by fine art or design and its singular approach to understanding the world will be lost.
650		0	_aDecorative arts _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aDesign _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aHandicraft _xPhilosophy.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007011952.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007011952-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007011952-d.html
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