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'''Rose Slivka''' (9 January 1919 - 2004) was the editor-in-chief for ''Craft Horizons'' (now ''American Craft Magazine'') from 1959-1979. .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/04/arts/rose-slivka-85-writer-and-champion-of-crafts-as-fine-art-dies.html|title=Rose Slivka, 85, Writer and Champion of Crafts as Fine Art, Dies|last=Johnson|first=Ken|date=2004-09-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

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'''Rose Slivka''' (January 9, 1919 – September 2, 2004) was an American poet and writer for women's magazines in the twentieth century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Makers : a history of American studio craft|last=Janet.|first=Koplos|date=2010|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|others=Metcalf, Bruce, 1949-, Center for Craft, Creativity & Design.|isbn=9780807834138|location=Chapel Hill|oclc=658203695}}</ref> From 1959 to 1979 she was the editor-in-chief for ''[[Craft Horizons]]'' (now ''American Craft Magazine'').<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/04/arts/rose-slivka-85-writer-and-champion-of-crafts-as-fine-art-dies.html|title=Rose Slivka, 85, Writer and Champion of Crafts as Fine Art, Dies|last=Johnson|first=Ken|date=2004-09-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-02-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Her 1978 book on the artist [[Peter Voulkos]]<ref name="SlivkaVoulkos">{{cite book |last1=Slivka |first1=Rose |last2=Voulkos |first2=Peter |title=Peter Voulkos: a dialogue with clay |date=1978 |publisher=New York Graphic Society |location=New York |isbn=978-0821207123}}</ref> is considered the first contemporary craft monograph.<ref name="Koplos">{{cite book |last1=Koplos |first1=Janet |last2=Metcalf |first2=Bruce |title=Makers: a history of American studio craft |date=2010 |publisher=University of North Carolina press |location=Chapel Hill |isbn=9780807834138 |page=225}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Born in New York City, Slivka obtained her degree in English from [[Hunter College]] in 1941.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/04/arts/rose-slivka-85-writer-and-champion-of-crafts-as-fine-art-dies.html|title=Rose Slivka, 85, Writer and Champion of Crafts as Fine Art, Dies|last=Johnson|first=Ken|date=2004-09-04|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2017-02-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Born in New York City on January 9, 1919,<ref name="Falino">{{cite book |last1=Falino |first1=Jeannine |title=Crafting modernism: midcentury American art and design: [exhibition Crafting modernism. Midcentury American art and design, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, February 27 - May 21, 2012] |date=2011 |publisher=Abrams |location=New York |isbn=978-0810984806 |pages=311}}</ref> Slivka obtained her degree in English from [[Hunter College]] in 1941.<ref name=NYT/> In 1979 she was named an honorary fellow of the [[American Craft Council]].<ref name="American Craft Council2">{{cite web |title=College of Fellows |url=https://www.craftcouncil.org/programs/acc-awards/college-fellows |website=American Craft Council |access-date=22 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> She died on September 2, 2004 in Southampton, New York.<ref name="Falino"/>


== Work on ''Craft Horizons'' ==
== Work on ''Craft Horizons'' ==
While serving as editor-in-chief at ''Craft Horizons'', Slivka published ''The New Ceramic Presence''] in 1961, which the [[American Craft Council]] called "groundbreaking."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://craftcouncil.org/post/new-ceramic-presence|title=The New Ceramic Presence {{!}} American Craft Council|website=American Craft Council|language=en|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref>
Slivka is notable for shifting ''Craft Horizons'' magazine away from technical articles towards more professional and critical writing that included contributions from many outside the field.<ref name=":0" /> While serving as editor-in-chief at ''Craft Horizons'', Slivka published ''The New Ceramic Presence'' in 1961, which the [[American Craft Council]] called "groundbreaking."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://craftcouncil.org/post/new-ceramic-presence|title=The New Ceramic Presence {{!}} American Craft Council|website=American Craft Council|language=en|access-date=2017-02-16}}</ref>


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Revision as of 06:03, 3 April 2024

Rose Slivka
File:Photo of Rose Slivka.jpg
Born(1919-01-09)January 9, 1919
New York City, NY
DiedSeptember 2, 2004(2004-09-02) (aged 85)
Southampton, NY
OccupationEditor-in-chief of Craft Horizons

Rose Slivka (January 9, 1919 – September 2, 2004) was an American poet and writer for women's magazines in the twentieth century.[1] From 1959 to 1979 she was the editor-in-chief for Craft Horizons (now American Craft Magazine).[2] Her 1978 book on the artist Peter Voulkos[3] is considered the first contemporary craft monograph.[4]

Born in New York City on January 9, 1919,[5] Slivka obtained her degree in English from Hunter College in 1941.[2] In 1979 she was named an honorary fellow of the American Craft Council.[6] She died on September 2, 2004 in Southampton, New York.[5]

Work on Craft Horizons

Slivka is notable for shifting Craft Horizons magazine away from technical articles towards more professional and critical writing that included contributions from many outside the field.[1] While serving as editor-in-chief at Craft Horizons, Slivka published The New Ceramic Presence in 1961, which the American Craft Council called "groundbreaking."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Janet., Koplos (2010). Makers : a history of American studio craft. Metcalf, Bruce, 1949-, Center for Craft, Creativity & Design. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807834138. OCLC 658203695.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Ken (2004-09-04). "Rose Slivka, 85, Writer and Champion of Crafts as Fine Art, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. ^ Slivka, Rose; Voulkos, Peter (1978). Peter Voulkos: a dialogue with clay. New York: New York Graphic Society. ISBN 978-0821207123.
  4. ^ Koplos, Janet; Metcalf, Bruce (2010). Makers: a history of American studio craft. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina press. p. 225. ISBN 9780807834138.
  5. ^ a b Falino, Jeannine (2011). Crafting modernism: midcentury American art and design: [exhibition Crafting modernism. Midcentury American art and design, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, February 27 - May 21, 2012]. New York: Abrams. p. 311. ISBN 978-0810984806.
  6. ^ "College of Fellows". American Craft Council. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "The New Ceramic Presence | American Craft Council". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2017-02-16.


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