A discussion with the curator and writer Glenn Adamson as he introduces  his new book on crafts and making.  
Glenn Adamson Senior Scholar at the Yale Center for British Art and  formerly Head of Research at the V&A and Director of the Museum of  Arts in New York talks about his new book Craft; an American History.  The talk examines the role played by craftspeople;  ‘the quiet  heroes of the American story.’ Adamson will also discuss the influence  of craftspeople from Britain who migrated across the Atlantic and  reflect on how, as craft has become increasingly marginalised in modern  Western economies, overall levels of social cohesion have also  deteriorated and thus how important it is to this day.  A central theme in Glenn Adamson’s work has been modern craft: the  application of skilled making to the world around us. His new book is  concerned with American craft and building societies through making.  
Glenn Adamson works at the intersection of craft, design history and  contemporary art. Currently Senior Scholar at the Yale Center for  British Art, he has previously been Director of the Museum of Arts and  Design; Head of Research at the V&A and Curator at the Chipstone  Foundation in Milwaukee.

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