[DCRM-L] inmate crafts?

[Auyong, Dorothy]

Hmm, how about "Prison art"?

https://theprisonartscoalition.com/purchasing-and-selling-art/

Although there is always a fine line between "craft" and "art", and what you have might be more "craft ware"


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Dorothy Auyong
Principal Catalog Librarian/Archivist
Henry E. Huntington Library
Acquistions Cataloging and Metadata Services
dauyong at huntington.org



From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Lapka, Francis
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 11:15 AM
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Subject: [DCRM-L] inmate crafts?

Are there terms in common usage (in thesauri or not) to describe crafts produced by inmates during periods of incarceration? A piece I have in hand was described by a dealer as "prison ware," but that doesn't seem quite right.

For examples of the genre, see:

http://www.maine.gov/corrections/industries/page7.html


Francis


Francis Lapka  *  Catalog Librarian
Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Yale Center for British Art
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