Pitchers of American Life: Art Within Reach
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| Management number | 232077229 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$12.05 | Model Number | 232077229 | ||
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Through an exploration of the tactile pleasures of drinking vessels, Pitchers of American Life traces the role of these objects as representative art and collective tools-episodes of American history that resonate today in our everyday lives and yearnings for sociability and communion. Generously illustrated, and richly woven with personal memoir, discussion ranges from vessels within ancient cultures and religious and family rituals to the growth of mass production and contemporary consumer culture. Shales blends the social histories of art/artifacts with memories of working on a museum installation crew, as an educator, and as a shopper; in each chapter he interprets a single object as a revealing time capsule. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1350386707 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1350386709 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 0.8 x 9.6 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.96 pounds |
| Print length | 288 pages |
| Publication date | May 14, 2026 |
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