Here at the Study Center our library is a truly amazing resource for those interested in all things craft. This includes a complete collection of books from the California Design Exhibitions that ran from the mid 1960’s to the mid 1970’s. These books have some of the most beautiful and inspiring photography of craft and design I have ever seen. Not only are the objects themselves wonderful, but they were photographed in California’s natural beauty:
Fountain by David Cressey, 13 feet high
Photo taken from CA Design 9 page 29
Catalogue Photographer Richard Gross
Catalogue Designer Robert Ellis
Gold toned tapestries designed by Robert Webb
Red toned tapestry woven by M.E. Cranston-Bennett
Photo taken from CA Design 9 page 45
Catalogue Photographer Richard Gross
Catalogue Designer Robert Ellis
Elaine Katzer's stonewall mural "Sea Chanty", 24 feet long
Photo taken from CA Design 76, page 99
These books are especially relevant to us here at the Study Center, since we are currently planning an exhibition on craft in California from the 1960’s to 1980’s, which will go up in fall 2011.
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