Row upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets of the South Carolina Low Country


Item Number: 106

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $18

Online Close: Oct 16, 2022 12:00 AM EDT

Bid History: 3 bids

Description

Row Upon Row, the first comprehensive history of this folk art, remains a classic in the field. The fourth edition brings the narrative into the twenty-first century, with a chapter describing current challenges to the survival of the time-honored tradition. The artform continues to adapt to the changing consumer market, the availability of materials, economic opportunities, and most recently, the widening of the highway near the majority of basket stands. As globalization transforms the world, the coiled basket in all its iterations retains its power as a local symbol of individual identity and cultural distinction. Row Upon Row, the first comprehensive history of this folk art, remains a classic in the field. The fourth edition brings the narrative into the twenty-first century, with a chapter describing current challenges to the survival of the time-honored tradition. The artform continues to adapt to the changing consumer market, the availability of materials, economic opportunities, and most recently, the widening of the highway near the majority of basket stands. As globalization transforms the world, the coiled basket in all its iterations retains its power as a local symbol of individual identity and cultural distinction. A preface is provided by Jane Przybysz, executive director of the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. Soft cover book is 96 pages, and measures 8.53 x 0.3 x 10.94 inches.

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Special Instructions

Autographed by the author, Dr. Dale Rosengarten.

Donated by

Terri Johnson