Craft in America. Borders & Neighbors / a production of Craft in America Inc. ; executive producer & director, Carol Sauvion ; executive producer, Patricia Bischeti ; producer & director, Rosey Guthrie.

Sauvion, Carol, (television director,, television producer.). Bischetti, Patricia, (television producer.). Guthrie, Rosey, (television director,, television producer.). Esparza, Ofelia, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Vásquez Garcia, Isaac, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Bassler, Jim, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Bassler, Veralee, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Slemmons, Kiff, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Monterrubio, Gerardo, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Pedro Martínez, Magdalena, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Pedro Martínez, Carlomagno, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Guerero, Jaime, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Spratling, William, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Tapia, Carmen, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Ortiz Miranda, Miguel Angel, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Roma, Cristina (Silver designer), (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Herrero, Eduardo (Silver designer), (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Baca, Judith Francisca, (commentator,, on-screen participant.). Karpman, Laura, (composer (expression)). Craft in America, Inc., (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

Two episodes of the television series Craft in America exploring the connections between Mexico and the United States through craft. "Borders" features: Ofelia Esparza, altar maker, who discusses the meaning and history of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration; master weaver Isaac Vásquez Garci of Teotitlán de Valle Mexico; American weaver Jim Bassler and potter Veralee Bassler; the Guelaguetz parade in Los Angeles; Chicago artist Kiff Slemmons, who works with maestro Francico Toledo at Taller Arte Papel in Oaxaca, Mexico. "Neighbors" features: California ceramic artist Gerardo Monterrubio; Mexican ceramic artists Magdalena Pedro Martínez and Carlomagno Pedro Martínez; glass artist Jaime Guerero; silver designers William Spratling, Carmen Tapia, Miguel Angel Ortiz Miranda, Cristina Romo, and Eduardo Herrera, and painter, muralist, community arts pioneer, and scholar Judy Baca.

Item details

ISBN: 9781531703516
ISBN: 1531703518
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container. Presents two episodes of the television series: Craft in America. Program content: ©2017. Wide screen
Formatted Contents Note:	Borders -- Neighbors.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Gillian McCarthy ; director of photography, Sidney Lubitsch ; music, Laura Karpman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Featuring Ofelia Esparza, Isaac Vásquez Garcia, Jim Bassler, Veralee Bassler, Kiff Slemmons, Gerardo Monterrubio, Magdalena Pedro Martínez, Carlomagno Pedro Martínez, Jaime Guerero, William Spratling, Carmen Tapia, Miguel Angel Ortiz Miranda, Cristina Romo, Eduardo Herrera, Judy Baca.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:	Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).