{"product_id":"workshop-of-the-world-arts-and-crafts-in-philadelphia","title":"Workshop of the World : Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA showcase of the Philadelphia artists, designers, and manufacturers whose work responded to urban industrialization in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the British Arts and Crafts movement, a group of Philadelphia artists and designers looked to preindustrial technologies to mitigate the decline in quality of manufactured goods in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Within Philadelphia and on its outskirts, where small communities of like-minded creatives coalesced, a range of makers composed innovative responses to the Arts and Crafts ideals of truth to materials, honesty in construction, and dignity in labor. Drawing on the art and architecture of the past, these individuals taught and championed traditional hand skills and their potential for commercial and industrial processes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLargely framed by the Centennial Exhibition in 1876 and the Sesquicentennial Exposition in 1926, this publication features a diverse range of works, many previously unpublished, that offer a nuanced picture of American decorative arts. Essays by acclaimed scholars reveal that craft and industry, often perceived as opposites, are surprisingly interrelated. An afterword brings the story forward to the present, highlighting Philadelphia's contemporary recognition as a craft capital.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhibition Schedule: Philadelphia Museum of Art (July 5–October 18, 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eDavid L Barquist, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., Curator of American Decorative Arts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e 392 pages | 360 colour and black and white illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eDate published:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e July 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9780876333136\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eProduct Dimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e30.3 x 27.3\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Philadelphia Museum of Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57082839105914,"sku":"9780876333136","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/8302\/files\/workshop-of-the-world-arts-and-crafts-in-philadelphia-9780876333136-1249476850.jpg?v=1784304433","url":"https:\/\/www.museumbookstore.com\/products\/workshop-of-the-world-arts-and-crafts-in-philadelphia","provider":"Museum Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}