Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
American Crafts in the White House
May 21, 1977 – July 10, 1977
A sample of the American hand-crafted place settings and centerpieces commissioned by First Lady Rosalynn Carter for a recent White House luncheon are on view.
The 28 craftsmen include potters, glassblowers, hand-forgers of napkin rings and place card holders as well as weavers of honeysuckle and white oak baskets and makers of corn shuck and wood shaved flowers.
