Materially, paper embodies this issue’s theme in many ways. It can be light in weight; it can be translucent, allowing light to pass through; and it can be swept aloft on air. These properties and paper’s versatility were explored and celebrated in the 1967 exhibition Made With Paper at Manhattan’s Museum of Contemporary Crafts (founded in 1956 by Aileen Osborn Webb, today it’s known as the Museum of Arts and Design). Organized in cooperation with Container Corporation of America, the exhibition encompassed the broad spectrum of paper’s applications, from crafts and ceremonial objects to industrial products. Many objects were suspended from the ceiling of the gallery, giving them the appearance of floating. Light and shadow were employed to fascinating effect on modular shapes of folded paperboard.
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The Lightness of Paper
The Crafty Librarian looks back to the 1967 Made With Paper exhibition in New York City.
By Beth Goodrich
February 12, 2024
All images courtesy of the American Craft Council Library & Archives
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