{"product_id":"handwork","title":"Handwork","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and essential portrait of America through surprising, overlooked, everyday, and iconic handmade objects crafted over more than 250 years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandwork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a visually stunning, deeply inspiring celebration of America’s spirit through surprising, iconic, overlooked, and everyday handcrafted objects spanning more than 250 years. Edited by Emily Zaiden, director and lead curator of the Craft in America Center, with a foreword by Carol Sauvion, the visionary behind the Peabody Award–winning PBS series\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraft in America\u003c\/i\u003e, this book is part of a sweeping national initiative marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrouping handmade objects into four curated sections -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDWELL, FEED, FURNISH, ADORN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandwork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes readers on a journey through time and across the multiplicity of cultures that have made America, uncovering the powerful stories behind objects that shaped American life. From a nineteenth-century Kiowa cradleboard and a silver bowl made by Paul Revere to celebrate a rebellion, to an antique Hawaiian papa heʻenalu - or surfboard - and a prototype for an iconic sneaker, these objects reflect innovation, resistance, artistry, and community—and were all crafted by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessible yet authoritative, the book includes illuminating essays by experts nationwide and places a special focus on overlooked narratives and the underrepresented artists who helped define American life through their craft. Contemporary makers featured throughout show how craft traditions live on—reimagined, reinterpreted, and renewed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group HBG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46468566384825,"sku":"14602","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3892\/9337\/files\/M-handwork-en-3727-3d-standing-front-3000_cf7b8381-b3a2-41fd-86da-6fe623fb0a35.webp?v=1793228363","url":"https:\/\/facetmercantile.com\/products\/handwork","provider":"FACET Modern Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}