Artists Voted Most Popular According to the latest viewing statistics, the Authors' Biographies in the Directory Department are one of the most popular features on the Early American Life website. During the month of September 2008, over 28,000 unique visitors looked up the biography of an artist.
Why are people clicking on artists' biographies? For most artists, the appearance in the Directory pages appears on the first page (and often at the top of the first page) of a Google search. And many of these artists have little or no other web presence. As a result, people rely on the Early American Life website to find out more about artists and their work. Click here to read more. 46 Selected for Christmas Directory “Handmade” once meant high-quality holiday decorations, but millions of offshore hands have tarnished its reputation by tying, stapling, and gluing together untold billions of tawdry, quick-to-fall-apart goods. A growing cadre of artisans is working to restore the good name of “handmade holiday” by reviving—or simply continuing—the traditions of past master craftsmen.
Early American Life magazine has honored the best of these craftspeople in holiday themes by publishing its 2008 Directory of Traditional American Crafts - Holiday. The Directory published in the Christmas issue shows the work of the most skilled craftspeople working in traditional media and styles as chosen by a jury of museum curators and collectors. The jury selected the work of 46 entrants as demonstrating the quality of a master artisan or worthy of display in a museum. Click here to read more. | 