Yale: Global Objects - A 'Messy' View of Functional Creations, Their Makers
October 07, 2022
October 07, 2022
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 7 (TNSbook) -- Yale University issued the following news:
"Objects are messy," says Yale art historian Edward S. Cooke Jr. Specifically, unlike objects typically called "fine art," the stories of functional objects, such as furniture, textiles, and ceramics, are often neither chronological nor limited by a specific geography or culture. Yet, to have a fuller understanding of art history, he argues, we would do well to consider the sto . . .
"Objects are messy," says Yale art historian Edward S. Cooke Jr. Specifically, unlike objects typically called "fine art," the stories of functional objects, such as furniture, textiles, and ceramics, are often neither chronological nor limited by a specific geography or culture. Yet, to have a fuller understanding of art history, he argues, we would do well to consider the sto . . .