Robert Willson (American), Ancient Sumer, 1980. Glass, 30.5 cm. Gift of the artist, 1986

PHILADELPHIA, PA.-What happens to artists’ works after they leave the annual Craft Show that benefits the Philadelphia Museum of Art? Most of the innovative glass, metal, clay, fiber or wood objects are snatched up by buyers eager to build their personal collections; sometimes, however, a work may catch the eye of a curator and join the Museum’s craft collection. A selection of 34 exemplary objects, Precious Possessions: The American Craft Collection is an exhibition drawn from the Museum's craft collection, which has grown steadily and substantially through gifts and purchases over the last six decades. It opens at the Museum on Nov. 3, 2007 in the North Auditorium Gallery and runs through June 29, 2008. The installation celebrates the Museum’s 31st annual Craft Show, which is held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (Nov. 7-11, 2007) and organized by the Craft Show Committee and the Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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