Michael W. Monroe Books

The White House collection of American crafts

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Michael W. Monroe, Curator-in-Charge of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Art, selected this collection of fine contemporary crafts specifically for t...

William Harper

By Michael W. Monroe

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Thomas Mann

By Andrei Codrescu

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"Thomas Mann: Metal Artist showcases the works that have made Mann a critical and popular success, and takes us inside the creative process that brought him to this level. In doing so, it tells a t...

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