Craft in America | Paul J Smith interview excerpt from the PROCESS episode @craftinamerica | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 26 minutes ago.
craftinamerica.org. Paul J. Smith (1931-2020) was Director Emeritus of the Museum of Arts and Design (formerly the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, of which he served as director in 1963–1979, and, following the change of the museum's name to American Craft Museum, 1979–1987), He has been professionally involved with the art, craft, and design fields since the early 1950s and is closely associated with the twentieth-century "studio craft movement" in the United States. He joined the staff of the American Craftsmen's Council (ACC, now the American Craft Council) in 1957, and was appointed Director of the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in 1963. In September 1987, after 30 years with ACC, he assumed the position of Director Emeritus to provide independent consulting for museums, arts organizations, and collectors. Paul J. Smith was interviewed in 2008 for the PROCESS episode of Craft in America.
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craftinamerica.org. Paul J. Smith (1931-2020) was Director Emeritus of the Museum of Arts and Design (formerly the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, of which he served as director in 1963–1979, and, following the change of the museum's name to American Craft Museum, 1979–1987), He has been professionally involved with the art, craft, and design fields since the early 1950s and is closely associated with the twentieth-century "studio craft movement" in the United States. He joined the staff of the American Craftsmen's Council (ACC, now the American Craft Council) in 1957, and was appointed Director of the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in 1963. In September 1987, after 30 years with ACC, he assumed the position of Director Emeritus to provide independent consulting for museums, arts organizations, and collectors. Paul J. Smith was interviewed in 2008 for the PROCESS episode of Craft in America.
For more on Craft in America, visit www.craftinamerica.org.
All Craft in America programs are now viewable on www.craftinamerica.org, the PBS iPhone/iPad app, and pbs.org/show/craft-in-america/.
To purchase DVDs: shoppbs.org
