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'''Carol Sauvion''' (born July 29, 1947) is an American [[craft]]s scholar and patron, and the Executive Producer and Director of the [[PBS]] documentary series [[Craft in America]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Neill|first1=Claire|title=Craft In America Is Alive And Well|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2009/10/craft_in_america.html|publisher=NPR|accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref>
'''Carol Sauvion''' (born July 29, 1947) is an American [[craft]]s scholar and patron, and the Executive Producer and Director of the [[PBS]] documentary series [[Craft in America]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Neill|first1=Claire|title=Craft In America Is Alive And Well|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2009/10/craft_in_america.html|publisher=NPR|accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref>

Sauvion received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History and American Art in 1969 from [[Manhattanville College]] in [[Purchase, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crafthouston.org/artists/artist-opportunities/crafttexas-call-for-artists/crafttexas-2014-jurors/|title=CraftTexas 2014 Jurors Houston Center for Contemporary Craft|website=Houston Center for Contemporary Craft}}</ref> While living in New York’s Hudson Valley, and married to singer-songwriter [[Don McLean]] (1969–1972).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2016/03/10/don-mcleans-wife-files-for-divorce-citing-adultery-cruel-and-abusive-treatment-and-irreconcilable-differences |title=Don McLean's Wife Files for Divorce Citing "adultery, cruel and abusive treatment, and irreconcilable differences" |date=March 11, 2016 |last = Friedman |first= Roger }}</ref><ref name="Balzar"/> Sauvion found herself in the world of music. There she met Toshi Seeger, wife of folk singer Pete Seeger who introduced her to ceramics. Sauvion recalls one 10-day interval when their husbands were away on concert tours. Toshi offered to teach her to use a potter's wheel. The two women "let go of time, and did nothing but make pots, eat baked potatoes and rest when they had to, leaving a trail of clay from pot shop to beds."<ref name="Balzar">{{cite web |last1=Balzar |first1=John |title=America’s story crafted from passion |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-apr-15-et-craft15-story.html|date=April 15, 2005 |website=LATimes.com |accessdate=December 14, 2019}}</ref> Soon Sauvion, was producing functional porcelain and selling it at craft galleries and museum shops across the United States from 1969 to 1980. After Sauvion divorced and moved to New York City she continued as a studio potter, selling her Japanese-influenced work at craft fairs. In 1977 she and her second husband, Avram Reitman, moved to California. In 1980 she opened Freehand Gallery in West Hollywood, California specializing in handmade American crafts featuring artists from across the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Freehand |url=https://west3rdstreet.com/freehand/ |website=West 3rd Street |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Moore">{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Indigo |title=Carol Sauvion '69 |url=https://alumni.mville.edu/s/1851/interior.aspx?sid=1851&gid=2&pgid=252&cid=1655&ecid=1655&ciid=1311&crid=0 |website=Manhattanville College |accessdate=December 14, 2019}}</ref>
Sauvion received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History and American Art in 1969 from [[Manhattanville College]] in [[Purchase, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crafthouston.org/artists/artist-opportunities/crafttexas-call-for-artists/crafttexas-2014-jurors/|title=CraftTexas 2014 Jurors Houston Center for Contemporary Craft|website=Houston Center for Contemporary Craft}}</ref> Living in New York’s Hudson Valley, and married to singer-songwriter [[Don McLean]] (1969–1972).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2016/03/10/don-mcleans-wife-files-for-divorce-citing-adultery-cruel-and-abusive-treatment-and-irreconcilable-differences |title=Don McLean's Wife Files for Divorce Citing "adultery, cruel and abusive treatment, and irreconcilable differences" |date=March 11, 2016 |last = Friedman |first= Roger }}</ref><ref name="Balzar"/> she was also in the world of music. She credits Toshi Seeger, wife of folk singer Pete Seeger with introducing her to ceramics. Sauvion recalls one 10-day interval when their husbands were away on concert tours. Toshi offered to teach her to use a potter's wheel. The two women "let go of time, and did nothing but make pots, eat baked potatoes and rest when they had to, leaving a trail of clay from pot shop to beds."<ref name="Balzar">{{cite web |last1=Balzar |first1=John |title=America’s story crafted from passion |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-apr-15-et-craft15-story.html|date=April 15, 2005 |website=LATimes.com |accessdate=December 14, 2019}}</ref> Soon Sauvion, was producing functional porcelain and selling it at craft galleries and museum shops across the United States from 1969 to 1980. After Sauvion divorced and moved to New York City she continued as a studio potter, selling her Japanese-influenced work at craft fairs. In 1977 she and her second husband, Avram Reitman, moved to California. In 1980 she opened Freehand Gallery in West Hollywood, California specializing in handmade American crafts featuring artists from across the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Freehand |url=https://west3rdstreet.com/freehand/ |website=West 3rd Street |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Moore">{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Indigo |title=Carol Sauvion '69 |url=https://alumni.mville.edu/s/1851/interior.aspx?sid=1851&gid=2&pgid=252&cid=1655&ecid=1655&ciid=1311&crid=0 |website=Manhattanville College |accessdate=December 14, 2019}}</ref>


Sauvion founded [[Craft in America]], Inc. is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2003 to promote and advance original handcrafted work through educational programs in all media. "Our mission is to document and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media, accessible to all. We are dedicated to the exploration, preservation and celebration of craft, the work of the hand, and their impact on our nation’s cultural heritage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sauvion |first1=Carol |title=Mission |url=https://www.craftinamerica.org/about/mission |website=craftinamerica.org |publisher=Craft in America |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref>
Sauvion founded [[Craft in America]], Inc. is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2003 to promote and advance original handcrafted work through educational programs in all media. "Our mission is to document and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media, accessible to all. We are dedicated to the exploration, preservation and celebration of craft, the work of the hand, and their impact on our nation’s cultural heritage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sauvion |first1=Carol |title=Mission |url=https://www.craftinamerica.org/about/mission |website=craftinamerica.org |publisher=Craft in America |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref>


In 2007, the PBS documentary of the same name debuted. The Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning [[Craft in America]] explores America's creative spirit through all things handmade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Craft in America |url=https://createtv.com/show/craft-in-america |website=Create TV |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> It introduces viewers to diverse artists, regions and cultures and documents the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Craft in America |url=https://www.pbs.org/show/craft-in-america/ |website=PBS.org |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Craft in America |url=https://createtv.com/show/craft-in-america |website=Create TV |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref>
In 2007, the PBS documentary of the same name debuted. The Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning [[Craft in America]] explores America's creative spirit through all things handmade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Craft in America |url=https://createtv.com/show/craft-in-america |website=Create TV |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> It introduces viewers to diverse artists, regions and cultures and documents the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Craft in America |url=https://www.pbs.org/show/craft-in-america/ |website=PBS.org |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Craft in America |url=https://createtv.com/show/craft-in-america |website=Create TV |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

includes such artists as [[Tanya Aguiñiga]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Nakano|first=Craig|title=Handmade modern: Tanya Aguiñiga on 'Craft in America'|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/14/news/la-lh-craft-in-america-pbs-tanya-aguiniga-20121113 |work=LA Times |accessdate=March 8, 2015 |date = November 14, 2012}}</ref> [[Sam Maloof]],<ref>{{cite web |title='Craft' spotlights pioneer artisans|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/24/home/hm-craft24 |work=LA Times |accessdate=March 8, 2015 | date = May 24, 2007}}</ref> and [[Richard Notkin]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Haithman |first=Diane |title=Hommage to hand and heritage |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/27/entertainment/ca-craft27 |work=LA Times |date = May 27, 2007 |accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref>


In 2009, Sauvion established the Craft in America Study Center in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web |last=Muchnic |first=Suzanne |title=A crafty way to study the handmade |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/07/entertainment/et-sauvion7 |work=LA Times |accessdate=March 8, 2015 |date = October 7, 2009}}</ref> The center hosts rotating exhibitions, artist talks, and hands-on-workshops, and houses a library of craft and art-oriented books, periodicals, and videos.
In 2009, Sauvion established the Craft in America Study Center in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web |last=Muchnic |first=Suzanne |title=A crafty way to study the handmade |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/07/entertainment/et-sauvion7 |work=LA Times |accessdate=March 8, 2015 |date = October 7, 2009}}</ref> The center hosts rotating exhibitions, artist talks, and hands-on-workshops, and houses a library of craft and art-oriented books, periodicals, and videos.
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Sauvion serves on the Board of Trustees of the [[American Craft Council]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://craftcouncil.org/about-acc/board-of-trustees |website=craftcouncil.org |publisher=The American Craft Council |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> and was recognized for her decades of craft advocacy with the 2019 Distinguished Alumna Award from [[Manhattanville College]].
Sauvion serves on the Board of Trustees of the [[American Craft Council]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://craftcouncil.org/about-acc/board-of-trustees |website=craftcouncil.org |publisher=The American Craft Council |accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> and was recognized for her decades of craft advocacy with the 2019 Distinguished Alumna Award from [[Manhattanville College]].


On December 27, 2019, PBS Premiere's [[Craft in America]]'s twenty second and twenty third episodes "Quilts" and "Identity."
On December 27, 2019, [[PBS]] Premiere's [[Craft in America]]'s "Quilts" and "Identity", the twenty second and twenty third episodes in the series.


Revision as of 02:37, 17 December 2019

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Carol Sauvion
Born (1947-07-29) July 29, 1947 (age 77)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Alma materManhattanville College
Notable workCraft in America, PBS Documentary

Carol Sauvion (born July 29, 1947) is an American crafts scholar and patron, and the Executive Producer and Director of the PBS documentary series Craft in America.[2]

Sauvion received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History and American Art in 1969 from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.[3] Living in New York’s Hudson Valley, and married to singer-songwriter Don McLean (1969–1972).[4][5] she was also in the world of music. She credits Toshi Seeger, wife of folk singer Pete Seeger with introducing her to ceramics. Sauvion recalls one 10-day interval when their husbands were away on concert tours. Toshi offered to teach her to use a potter's wheel. The two women "let go of time, and did nothing but make pots, eat baked potatoes and rest when they had to, leaving a trail of clay from pot shop to beds."[5] Soon Sauvion, was producing functional porcelain and selling it at craft galleries and museum shops across the United States from 1969 to 1980. After Sauvion divorced and moved to New York City she continued as a studio potter, selling her Japanese-influenced work at craft fairs. In 1977 she and her second husband, Avram Reitman, moved to California. In 1980 she opened Freehand Gallery in West Hollywood, California specializing in handmade American crafts featuring artists from across the United States.[6][7]

Sauvion founded Craft in America, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2003 to promote and advance original handcrafted work through educational programs in all media. "Our mission is to document and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media, accessible to all. We are dedicated to the exploration, preservation and celebration of craft, the work of the hand, and their impact on our nation’s cultural heritage.[8]

In 2007, the PBS documentary of the same name debuted. The Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning Craft in America explores America's creative spirit through all things handmade.[9] It introduces viewers to diverse artists, regions and cultures and documents the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States.[10][11]

In 2009, Sauvion established the Craft in America Study Center in Los Angeles, California.[12] The center hosts rotating exhibitions, artist talks, and hands-on-workshops, and houses a library of craft and art-oriented books, periodicals, and videos.

Sauvion serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Craft Council,[13] and was recognized for her decades of craft advocacy with the 2019 Distinguished Alumna Award from Manhattanville College.

On December 27, 2019, PBS Premiere's Craft in America's "Quilts" and "Identity", the twenty second and twenty third episodes in the series.


References

  1. ^ "Craft in America Center". Idealist.org. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ^ O'Neill, Claire. "Craft In America Is Alive And Well". NPR. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "CraftTexas 2014 Jurors Houston Center for Contemporary Craft". Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
  4. ^ Friedman, Roger (March 11, 2016). "Don McLean's Wife Files for Divorce Citing "adultery, cruel and abusive treatment, and irreconcilable differences"".
  5. ^ a b Balzar, John (April 15, 2005). "America's story crafted from passion". LATimes.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Freehand". West 3rd Street. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Moore, Indigo. "Carol Sauvion '69". Manhattanville College. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Sauvion, Carol. "Mission". craftinamerica.org. Craft in America. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "Craft in America". Create TV. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "Craft in America". PBS.org. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Craft in America". Create TV. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Muchnic, Suzanne (October 7, 2009). "A crafty way to study the handmade". LA Times. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  13. ^ "Board of Trustees". craftcouncil.org. The American Craft Council. Retrieved December 16, 2019.


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