Virtual Author Talk: Mary Savig
Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts
Wednesday, June 03
1:00pm - 2:00pm
In an online talk, Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig discusses "State Fairs: Growing American Craft." Register to receive the link to join and submit questions.
A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A button quilt. State Fairs: Growing American Craft features more than 100 photos of extraordinary and unconventional crafts from state and tribal fairs, including needlework, basketry, jewelry, ceramics, crop art, butter sculpture, and saddles. The catalog highlights personal stories and regional and cultural traditions, creating a vibrant portrait of American life. Come one, come all! State Fairs has a little something for everyone.
Mary Savig is The Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. She holds a PhD in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park.