Research Catalog

Title

Taming the beast : silver by Earl Krentzin / Jeannine Falino with a contribution by Josephine Shea, and a foreword by Martha J. Fleischman.

Publication

• Stuttgart, Germany : Arnoldsche, [2022]
• ©2022

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Details

Additional Authors

• Krentzin, Earl, 1929-
• Falino, Jeannine J.
• Shea, Josephine
• Fleischman, Martha J.

Description

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm

Summary

"Earl Krentzin (1929-2021) was a gentle dramatist and consummate prop master. He created theatrical settings in the round with a wry sense of humor and an appreciation for the absurdity of life. As a virtuoso silversmith who poured his considerable talents into figurative sculpture, Krentzin is an anomaly in the world of modern craft, having more in common with the sixteenth-century goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini than with his twentieth-century peers. Taming the Beast offers the breadth of Krentzin's creations, their noble deeds, dangerous undertakings, and simple pleasures based on his love of toys, movement, and the mechanical arts. Readers will find humor and pathos in his theatrical settings and verisimilitude in every tiny detail, set amidst the burgeoning crafts scene in Detroit. All will discover a modern master who used amusements and daydreams to unlock the imagination." -- Publisher's website

Subject

• Krentzin, Earl, 1929-
• Silverwork > United States > History > 20th century
• Silverwork > United States > History > 21st century
• Art metal-work > United States > History > 20th century
• Art metal-work > United States > History > 21st century
• Metal-work > United States > History > 20th century
• Metal-work > United States > History > 21st century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Foreword / Martha J. Fleischman -- Acknowledgments / Jeannine Falino -- Earl Krentzin : "you can call me anything you want" / Jeannine Falino -- Detroit : engine for craft / Josephine Shea -- Plates -- Chronology.

Call Number

JQF 22-1300

ISBN

• 3897906481
• 9783897906488

OCLC

1302579051

Title

Taming the beast : silver by Earl Krentzin / Jeannine Falino with a contribution by Josephine Shea, and a foreword by Martha J. Fleischman.

Publisher

Stuttgart, Germany : Arnoldsche, [2022]

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Krentzin, Earl, 1929-

Falino, Jeannine J., writer of added commentary, editor.

Shea, Josephine, contributor.

Fleischman, Martha J., writer of foreword, editor.

Research Call Number

JQF 22-1300