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The Politics of Craft

Arts and Crafts expert Fiona MacCarthy discusses the life of Edward Carpenter, who opted for a life of self-sufficiency and supported himself by making shoes.

Fiona MacCarthy, an expert on the Arts and Crafts Movement, explores the life of Edward Carpenter, the 'Saint in Sandals', who opted for a life of self-sufficiency and supported himself by making shoes. Carpenter's radical ideals embodied a whole new social order of the craftsman as social protester - the outsider in an increasingly commercial and cynical society.

15 minutes

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  • Tue 21 Oct 2008 23:00
  • Tue 3 Feb 2009 23:00

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