Joinery, Joists and Gender - Deirdre Visser

Joinery, Joists and Gender

A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century

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Buch | Softcover
368 Seiten
2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-36341-3 (ISBN)
41,10 inkl. MwSt
This is the first publication of its kind to survey the long and rich histories of women and gender non-conforming persons who work in wood. This book provides an accessible and insightful entry into the histories, practices, and lived experiences of women and non-binary makers in woodworking.
Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century is the first publication of its kind to survey the long and rich histories of women and gender non-conforming persons who work in wood. Written for craft practitioners, design students, and readers interested in the intersections of gender and labor history—with 200 full-color images, both historical and contemporary—this book provides an accessible and insightful entry into the histories, practices, and lived experiences of women and nonbinary makers in woodworking.

In the first half the author presents a woodworking history primarily in Europe and the United States that highlights the practical and philosophical issues that have marked women’s participation in the field. Research focuses on a diverse range of practitioners from Lady Yun to Adina White.

This is followed by sixteen in-depth profiles of contemporary woodworkers, all of whom identify fine woodworking as their principal vocation. Through studio visits, interviews, and photographs of space and process, the book uncovers the varied practices and contributions these diverse artisans make to the understanding of wood as a medium to engage spatial, material, aesthetic, and even existential challenges.

Beautifully illustrated profiles include Wendy Maruyama, one of the first women to earn an MFA in woodworking in the US; Sarah Marriage, founder of Baltimore’s A Workshop of Our Own, a woodshop and educational space specifically for women and gender non-conforming makers; Yuri Kobayashi, whose sublime work blurs boundaries between the worlds of art and craft, sculpture, and furniture; and Folayemi Wilson, whose work draws equally on African American history and Afrofuturism to explore and illuminate the ways that furniture and wood traditions shape social relations.

Deirdre Visser is a curator, educator, visual artist, and woodworker in San Francisco’s Mission District.

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Early Histories of Women in Woodworking Chapter 2: Changing Educational Models Chapter 3: Shifting Economies Chapter 4: The American Studio Furniture Movement Chapter 5: Contemporary Profiles

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 41 Line drawings, color; 221 Halftones, color; 262 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 246 mm
Gewicht 1000 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
Kunst / Musik / Theater Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Technik Architektur
ISBN-10 0-367-36341-0 / 0367363410
ISBN-13 978-0-367-36341-3 / 9780367363413
Zustand Neuware
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