{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-black-craft","title":"A Short History of Black Craft","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen beautifully illustrated essays tell the stories of handcrafted objects and their makers, providing inspiration and insight into Black history and craftsmanship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack artisans have long been central to American art and design, creating innovative and highly desired work against immense odds. Atlanta-based chairmaker and scholar Robell Awake explores the stories behind ten cornerstones of Black craft, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe celebrated wooden chairs of Richard Poynor, an enslaved craftsman who began a dynasty of Tennessee chairmakers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe elegant wrought-iron gates of Philip Simmons, seen to this day throughout Charleston, South Carolina, whose work features motifs from the Low Country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inventive assemblage art and yard shows of Joe Minter, James Hampton, Bessie Harvey, and others, who draw on African spiritual traditions to create large-scale improvisational art installations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the enslaved potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, to Ann Lowe, the couture dressmaker who made Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress, to Gullah Geechee sweetgrass basket makers, to the celebrated quilters of Gee's Bend,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eilluminates the work of generations of Black craftspeople, foregrounding their enduring contributions to American craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AGH Art Sales + Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377799659837,"sku":"RA228549","price":37.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/4464\/1863\/files\/Screenshot2026-02-12161613.png?v=1770931003","url":"https:\/\/shop.artgalleryofhamilton.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-black-craft","provider":"AGH Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}