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SUMMARY:Live Online Author Talks: Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Craft
 s with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig
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DESCRIPTION:Register HereJoin us for a fascinating discussion with Smithso
 nian Curator Mary Savig on the history and significance of craft at state 
 fairs—from blue-ribbon quilts to sculpted butter cows, and so much more!
 A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A button quilt. St
 ate Fairs: Growing American Craft features more than 100 photos of extraor
 dinary and unconventional crafts from state and tribal fairs, including ne
 edlework, basketry, jewelry, ceramics, crop art, butter sculpture, and sad
 dles. The catalog highlights personal stories and regional and cultural tr
 aditions, creating a vibrant portrait of American life. Come one, come all
 ! State Fairs has a little something for everyone.Register now to hear abo
 ut the fascinating (and often surprising) world of American state fair cra
 fts!About the Author:Mary Savig is The Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-i
 n-Charge of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. She h
 olds a PhD in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Pa
 rk.
URL:https://www.gravescountypubliclibrary.org/event/live-online-author-tal
 ks-your-ticket-best-state-fair-crafts-smithsonian-curator-mary-savig
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