1998 Resource Library articles and essays with the topic "American 19-20th Century Decorative Arts"
(above: Tiffany & Company, Butterfly Napkin Clip from the John Mackay Service, 1878, metalwork; enamel, enamel, silver-gilt, width: 3 1/4 inches, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Council Fund in memory of Pauline Gauthier, AC1992.259.1. Photo by Beesnest McClain, 2009. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons**)
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Resource Library articles and essays honoring the American experience through its art:
American Glass: Masters of the Art (12/19/98)
Powerful Images: Portrayals of Native America (12/10/98)
Pure Vision: American Bead Artists (12/8/98)
Beads: A Cross-Cultural Medium (12/8/98)
Family Ties: Needlework by Denise Allen (12/8/98)
Drip, Blow, Burn: Forces of Nature in Contemporary Art (12/8/98)
The White House Collection of American Crafts (11/18/98)
Clearly Color: Frederick Carder's Transparent Glassware (10/12/98)
Spinning Spheres and Whirling Wheels: The Art of Play (9/22/98)
Let Your F.A.C.E. Make History (7/31/98)
Stanford White on Long Island (7/24/98)
The Presidents and Their Horses (5/24/98)
Gifts of the Spirit: Works by 19th Century and Contemporary Native American Artists (5/24/98)
Mason Collection Coming to Mint Museum of Craft and Design (4/7/98)
Chinese Snuff Bottles at the Norton (7/28/97)
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts 50th Anniversary Traveling Collection Exhibition
(above: Frank Lloyd Wright (United States, Illinois, Chicago, 1867-1959), James A. Miller and Brother (United States, Illinois, Chicago, established 1874), Weed Vase, designed circa 1893; made circa 1898, copper, 29 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Max Palevsky, M.2002.154. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
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