The Contemporary American Crafts Movement and the Woman behind It

摘要

I was a potter using a kick wheel made by my young husband from directions in "Popular Mechanics" magazine in 1947. At age 29 I entered one of the first "Under 30" shows at America House in New York City. Mrs. Aileen Osborn Webb had opened this first store to show contemporary crafts. We accepted craftsmen met on the second floor of the small store before the opening of the show. We ate boxed suppers while sitting on the floor. Mrs. Webb was there in her sensible shoes and kindly demeanor. So were Jack Lenor Larsen and Peter Voulkos who later went on to great fame. I did not but my rutile blue bowl was sold during the show and in my prideful memory I know it was for $15! The Under Thirty show became a yearly competition as an important channel to bring craftsmen into the lime light.