The Handcraft Revival in Southern Appalachia, 1930-1990 - Barker, Garry G
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Recounts the 'missionary' effort that preserved the traditional Appalachian craft culture and traces the organisation, politics, and economics of later handcraft revival organisations in Southern Appalachia. Involved in many of the events he describes, Garry Barker has worked in the Appalachian crafts world since the early 1960s. He draws on memories of the leading craftspeople of a bygone era, LBJ's War on Poverty, mushrooming markets for craft products, and the rise of academic crafts training.

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Recounts the 'missionary' effort that preserved the traditional Appalachian craft culture and traces the organisation, politics, and economics of later handcraft revival organisations in Southern Appalachia. Involved in many of the events he describes, Garry Barker has worked in the Appalachian crafts world since the early 1960s. He draws on memories of the leading craftspeople of a bygone era, LBJ's War on Poverty, mushrooming markets for craft products, and the rise of academic crafts training.
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Garry G. Barker had a long career in Kentucky and North Carolina working in various craft and arts fields, including as the director of the Kentucky Folk Art Center at Morehead State University.