blackbirdan online journal of literature and the artsSpring 2023  Vol. 21  No.3
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Howard Risatti
HOWARD RISATTI

Howard Risatti is emeritus professor of contemporary art and critical theory in the Department of Art History at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of five books: A Theory of Craft: Function and Aesthetic Expression (University of North Carolina Press, 2007); Skilled Work: American Craft in the Renwick Gallery (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998), coauthored with Kenneth Trapp; The Mountain Lake Workshop: Artists in Locale (Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1996); Postmodern Perspectives: Issues in Contemporary Art (Prentice Hall, 1990); and New Music Vocabulary (University of Illinois Press, 1975). His work has appeared in Winterthur Portfolio, Artforum, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Art Journal, among others.  end