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Author : Joan Jeffri
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1992-05-12
The Craftsperson Speaks written by Joan Jeffri and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-05-12 with Art categories.
Although contemporary American crafts are widely exhibited and appreciated, very little information is available about the artists themselves, their training, careers, inspirations, and feelings about their work, and place in society. As part of a large oral history and survey project of the Research Center for Arts and Culture of Columbia University, ten personal narrative interviews with craftspeople were edited and collected for The Craftsperson Speaks. The selected artists represent a variety of disciplines and media, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, metalwork, and fiber, and also exhibit a balance of age, ethnicity, regionalism, and stage of career development. Each interview is prefaced by brief life and career data and followed by information on exhibit sources and professional affiliations and honors and a photographic illustration of a representative piece of work. The volume's introduction, written by the project coordinator, Mary Greeley, offers an overview of the history of the craftsperson in the United States, and a final bibliography provides sources for further reference. This combination of information and insights will be of interest and value to artists, teachers, students, art professionals, and the general public. Greenwood Press is pleased to publish it in time to help inaugurate 1993 and the Year of the American Craft.
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Author : Joan Jeffri
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1992-05-12
The Craftsperson Speaks written by Joan Jeffri and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-05-12 with Art categories.
Although contemporary American crafts are widely exhibited and appreciated, very little information is available about the artists themselves, their training, careers, inspirations, and feelings about their work, and place in society. As part of a large oral history and survey project of the Research Center for Arts and Culture of Columbia University, ten personal narrative interviews with craftspeople were edited and collected for The Craftsperson Speaks. The selected artists represent a variety of disciplines and media, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, metalwork, and fiber, and also exhibit a balance of age, ethnicity, regionalism, and stage of career development. Each interview is prefaced by brief life and career data and followed by information on exhibit sources and professional affiliations and honors and a photographic illustration of a representative piece of work. The volume's introduction, written by the project coordinator, Mary Greeley, offers an overview of the history of the craftsperson in the United States, and a final bibliography provides sources for further reference. This combination of information and insights will be of interest and value to artists, teachers, students, art professionals, and the general public. Greenwood Press is pleased to publish it in time to help inaugurate 1993 and the Year of the American Craft.
The Software Craftsman
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Author : Sandro Mancuso
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 2014-12-12
The Software Craftsman written by Sandro Mancuso and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-12 with Computers categories.
Be a Better Developer and Deliver Better Code Despite advanced tools and methodologies, software projects continue to fail. Why? Too many organizations still view software development as just another production line. Too many developers feel that way, too—and they behave accordingly. In The Software Craftsman: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride, Sandro Mancuso offers a better and more fulfilling path. If you want to develop software with pride and professionalism; love what you do and do it with excellence; and build a career with autonomy, mastery, and purpose, it starts with the recognition that you are a craftsman. Once you embrace this powerful mindset, you can achieve unprecedented levels of technical excellence and customer satisfaction. Mancuso helped found the world’s largest organization of software craftsmen; now, he shares what he’s learned through inspiring examples and pragmatic advice you can use in your company, your projects, and your career. You will learn Why agile processes aren’t enough and why craftsmanship is crucial to making them work How craftsmanship helps you build software right and helps clients in ways that go beyond code How and when to say “No” and how to provide creative alternatives when you do Why bad code happens to good developers and how to stop creating and justifying it How to make working with legacy code less painful and more productive How to be pragmatic—not dogmatic—about your practices and tools How to lead software craftsmen and attract them to your organization What to avoid when advertising positions, interviewing candidates, and hiring developers How developers and their managers can create a true culture of learning How to drive true technical change and overcome deep patterns of skepticism Sandro Mancuso has coded for startups, software houses, product companies, international consultancies, and investment banks. In October 2013, he cofounded Codurance, a consultancy based on Software Craftsmanship principles and values. His involvement with Software Craftsmanship began in 2010, when he founded the London Software Craftsmanship Community (LSCC), now the world’s largest and most active Software Craftsmanship community, with more than two thousand craftsmen. For the past four years, he has inspired and helped developers to organize Software Craftsmanship communities throughout Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world.
The Painter Speaks
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Author : Joan Jeffri
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1993-08-18
The Painter Speaks written by Joan Jeffri and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-08-18 with Art categories.
As part of a large oral history project of the Research Center for Arts and Culture of Columbia University aimed at compiling information on the training, career choices, and patterns of development of artists, twelve insightful narrative interviews were edited and collected for this volume. The painters were selected to provide demographic, ethnic, and gender balance and to represent three broad career stages: emerging, established, and mature. In vivid strokes, they discuss their family backgrounds, education, gatekeepers, experiences, and personal and artistic development. Each interview is prefaced by brief career data and followed by honors and exhibit sources, and a representative painting is illustrated in color. The volume introduction offers a capsule history of art in America, and a bibliography is included.
The Craftsman
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Author : Richard Sennett
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2009-02-05
The Craftsman written by Richard Sennett and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-05 with Social Science categories.
Why do people work hard, and take pride in what they do? This book, a philosophically-minded enquiry into practical activity of many different kinds past and present, is about what happens when people try to do a good job. It asks us to think about the true meaning of skill in the 'skills society' and argues that pure competition is a poor way to achieve quality work. Sennett suggests, instead, that there is a craftsman in every human being, which can sometimes be enormously motivating and inspiring - and can also in other circumstances make individuals obsessive and frustrated. The Craftsman shows how history has drawn fault-lines between craftsman and artist, maker and user, technique and expression, practice and theory, and that individuals' pride in their work, as well as modern society in general, suffers from these historical divisions. But the past lives of crafts and craftsmen show us ways of working (using tools, acquiring skills, thinking about materials) which provide rewarding alternative ways for people to utilise their talents. We need to recognise this if motivations are to be understood and lives made as fulfilling as possible.
Oral History In The Visual Arts
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Author : Linda Sandino
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-04-25
Oral History In The Visual Arts written by Linda Sandino and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-25 with Design categories.
The first book to explore the theory and practice of oral history as a methodology across a wide range fields including art, design, fashion, textiles, museum studies, history and craft.
The Actor Speaks
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Author : Joan Jeffri
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1994-03-14
The Actor Speaks written by Joan Jeffri and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-03-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The book is based on a series of unique oral histories and interviews with actors who love the stage first and foremost. Editor Joan Jeffri focuses on the experience of actors in their training and career development, and on their relationships to society, culture, and institutions. Although names like Alan Alda are recognizable from other media, these actors all grew up being nourished by the stage. Their stories show that theatre is everywhere in this country--not only on Broadway, but also in churches, in schools, in regions, and in towns. These interviews and a thorough introduction provide a history of the American theatre for almost a century--the Yiddish theatre, the WPA, the start of regional theatre, off- and off-off-Broadway, and the Great White Way--through the voices of those who lived it.
The Designer Craftsman Speaks
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Author : Paul Gehl
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-10-15
The Designer Craftsman Speaks written by Paul Gehl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-15 with categories.
Robert Hunter Middleton (1898-1985) was one of the most prolific American type designers of the twentieth century. He thought typography, design, and craftsmanship were intimately related. By his own modest count he created twenty-five typefaces in seventy series and weights, but those numbers do not account for the fact that, by the procedures of the day, most typefaces were also redrawn for masters at varying point sizes. The commercial and industrial context for this achievement is described in an earlier Opifex volume, Chicago Modernism & the Ludlow Typograph, also by Paul F. Gehl. The Designer-Craftsman Speaks offers us something further - Middleton's own words about the craft dimension of design. Its title reflects his conviction that the best design was informed by centuries of craft tradition in creating letterforms and illustrating texts. Most of Middleton's many writings were occasional. They appeared in a variety of trade publications, newsletters, and limited-edition books and so are now hard to locate. This anthology offers the only substantial collection of Middleton's prose to date, including unpublished pieces (talks, drafts, memoranda, notes to himself), and gives a voice to this influential designer now a half century after the last of his typefaces appeared.
No Place Like Home
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Author : Christopher Carrington
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2009-01-14
No Place Like Home written by Christopher Carrington and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-14 with Social Science categories.
In this rich, surprising portrait of the world of lesbian and gay relationships, Christopher Carrington unveils the complex and artful ways that gay people create and maintain both homes and "chosen" families for themselves. "Carefully separating stereotype from reality, Carrington investigates family in the gay and lesbian community. Relying upon interviews and observation, the author analyzes the loves and routings of 52 diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual couples in the Bay area. . . . [He] closes the work with a discussion of the raging same-sex marriage debate and posits an enlightened solution to this dilemma." —Library Journal
Christopher Marlowe The Craftsman
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Author : M.L. Stapleton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-23
Christopher Marlowe The Craftsman written by M.L. Stapleton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
Contributions to this volume explore the idea of Marlowe as a working artist, in keeping with John Addington Symonds' characterization of him as a "sculptor-poet." Throughout the body of his work-including not only the poems and plays, but also his forays into translation and imitation-a distinguished company of established and emerging literary scholars traces how Marlowe conceives an idea, shapes and refines it, then remakes and remodels it, only to refashion it further in his writing process. These essays necessarily overlap with one another in the categories of lives, stage, and page, which signals their interdependent nature regarding questions of authorship, theater and performance history, as well as interpretive issues within the works themselves. The contributors interpret and analyze the disputed facts of Marlowe's life, the textual difficulties that emerge from the staging of his plays, the critical investigations arising from analyses of individual works, and their relationship to those of his contemporaries. The collection engages in new ways the controversies and complexities of its subject's life and art. It reflects the flourishing state of Marlowe studies as it shapes the twenty-first century conception of the poet and playwright as master craftsman.