Pitchers of American Life
Pitchers of American Life
Art Within Reach
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Sign in or Sign up!- Release Date: 19/02/2026
- Barcode: 9781350386709
- Genre: Entertainment & The Arts
- Sub-Genre: Art & Photography
- Imprint: Bloomsbury
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Pitchers of American Life
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Art Within Reach Through an exploration of the tactile pleasures of drinking vessels, Pitchers of American Life traces the role of these objects as representative art and collective tools—episodes of American history that resonate today in our everyday lives and yearnings for sociability and communion.
A visually rich book that weaves together personal memoir and the social and material role of drinking vessels throughout American history
Generously illustrated, and richly woven with personal memoir, discussion ranges from vessels within ancient cultures and religious and family rituals to the growth of mass production and contemporary consumer culture. Shales blends the social histories of art/artifacts with memories of working on a museum installation crew, as an educator, and as a shopper; in each chapter he interprets a single object as a revealing time capsule.
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