Keepers of tradition : art and folk heritage in Massachusetts

Keepers of tradition : art and folk heritage in Massachusetts / Maggie Holtzberg ; photography by Jason Dowdle.

"Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms. Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts celebrates the crafts, music, dance, and sacred arts that have been passed down both within long-settled and new immigrant communiti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holtzberg, Maggie, 1955-
Corporate Authors: Massachusetts Cultural Council, National Heritage Museum (Lexington, Mass.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Boston, MA] : Lexington, Mass. : [Amherst, MA] : Massachusetts Cultural Council ; National Heritage Museum ; Distributed by the University of Massachusetts Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Folk art > Massachusetts > Exhibitions.
Folklore > Massachusetts > Exhibitions.
Folk art.
Folklore.
Massachusetts.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Celebrations
  • Sacred expressions : religious belief in everyday life
  • Useful things made beautiful
  • Life and work by the sea
  • Passing it on : apprenticeships.

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