"Arkansas Made, Vol 1" 2nd Ed.

Now available! Arkansas Made, Vol 1: A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas through 1950 2nd Edition Volume 1: Quilts and Textiles • Ceramics • Silver • Weaponry • Furniture • Vernacular Architecture • Native American Art8.5″ x 11″816 pages, 882 images Swannee Bennett and William B. WorthenFebruary 2021 Arkansas Made is the culmination of Historic Arkansas Museum’s exhaustive investigations into the history of the state’s material culture. Decades of meticulous research have resulted in this exciting two-volume survey of cabinetmakers, silversmiths, potters, fine artists, quilters, and other artisans working in communities all over the state. The work of the artisans documented here has been the driving force of Historic Arkansas Museum’s mission to collect and preserve Arkansas’s creative legacy and rich artistic traditions. Artisans from across Arkansas’s rich cultural landscape come to life among the colorful quilts, playful temperance jugs, and