I am using my blog to gushingly brag about Mr. Basketmaker. One of his baskets is part of The Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets exhibit at The Renwick Gallery, which is the home of the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum’s craft and decorative arts, located steps from the White House in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will run from October 4, 2013 (yes, next year) to January 12, 2014. I cannot wait to go and see it!
The Renwick Gallery features one of the finest collections of American craft in the United States. Its collections represent the best craft objects and decorative arts from the 19th century to the present. One-of-a-kind pieces created from clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood from American Art’s permanent collection of contemporary craft are displayed on a rotating basis in the second-floor galleries.
The Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets celebrates the generous gift of seventy-nine baskets to the Smithsonian American Art Museum by the noted collectors Steven R. Cole and Martha G. Ware. The gift more than doubles the museum’s collection of contemporary baskets, making it one of the leading public collections of the craft of basketry.
Congratulations Eric!
I can’t wait for this exhibit! I am really excited for you and the other basketmakers!
I know. I cannot wait to see the whole exhibit. And really excited to see Eric’s and JoAnn Kelly Catsos’ baskets.