Turning wood into art
Subtitle: the Jane and Arthur Mason collection
By: essays by Suzanne Ramljak and Michael W. Monroe ; Mark Richard Leach, curator and general editor.
Contributors: Monroe, Michael W.; Leach, Mark Richard.; Mint Museum of Craft + Design.
Publisher: H.N. Abrams, in association with the Mint Museum of Craft + Design
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Mason, Jane S. -- Art collections -- Exhibitions; Mason, Arthur K. -- Art collections -- Exhibitions; Mint Museum of Craft + Design -- Exhibitions; Woodwork -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Woodwork -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Woodwork -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Exhibitions; Turning -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Turning -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Turning -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "Accompanying an exhibition organized by Mark Richard Leach, director of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, North Carolina, this book takes a look at contemporary wood turning in a series of essays.".

"Photographs capture the beauty of each form and highlight the grain and texture of the various woods, including unusual species such as Manzanita, wenge, pistachio, madrone, and tulipwood. Rounding out the book are biographies of the artists, which provide pertinent information such as where they live and exhibit their work."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-198) and index.
Catalog of an exhibition that opens in June 2000 at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, N.C.