Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

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Dates:
Active 1950
Active 2005

Biographical notes:

Craft and art school; Deer Isle, Me.

From the description of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts records, 1950-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389617

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, located in Deer Isle, Maine, was founded in 1950 by a group of craft artists in Belfast, Maine. The school gained financial support from Mary Beasom Bishop, a resident of Flint, Michigan who had a summer home in the area. Francis S. Merritt was its first director; his wife Priscilla Merritt was also actively involved in its administration. The school offers studio-based workshops in such things as clay, glass, metals, paper, woodworking, etc.

From the description of Records, 1950-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 556187489

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Subjects:

  • Artisans
  • Arts and crafts movement
  • Art schools
  • Decorative art
  • Handicraft
  • Handicraft

Occupations:

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Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Deer Isle (Me.) (as recorded)
  • Maine--Deer Isle (as recorded)
  • Maine (as recorded)
  • Arcosanti (Ariz.) (as recorded)