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Sarah Archer (writer)

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Sarah Archer
Born
NationalityAmerican
EducationSwarthmore College
Bard Graduate Center (MA)
OccupationWriter

Sarah Archer is an American writer and curator based in Philadelphia, United States who specializes in design and material culture.[1] She is the author of Catland: The Soft Power of Cat Culture in Japan (2020); The Midcentury Kitchen: America's Favorite Room, from Workspace to Dreamscape, 1940s-1970s (2019); Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970 (2016); and Midcentury Christmas Stocking Stuffer Edition (2018), all published by Countryman Press.[1] Archer has also been a regular contributor to Architectural Digest,[2] Elle Decor,[3]The Atlantic,[4] 1stDibs,[5] The New Yorker,[6] Huffington Post,[7] American Craft,[8] Hyperallergic,[9] and Slate,[10] among others.

Education and career

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Archer graduated from Swarthmore College (2000)[11] and earned an MA in Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture from Bard Graduate Center in New York City (2006).[12] She has served as a curatorial assistant at the Museum of Arts and Design;[13] the director of Greenwich House Pottery;[14] and the senior curator at the Philadelphia Art Alliance.[12] She guest-curated Bright Future: New Designs in Glass at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery[15] (2012).[16] Archer has been a frequent contributor to Architectural Digest,[2] Elle Decor,[3]The Atlantic,[4] 1stDibs,[5] The New Yorker,[6] Huffington Post,[7] American Craft,[8] Hyperallergic,[9] and Slate,[10] among others. Her writing has also appeared in Dwell,[17] Hand/Eye,[18] Herman Miller WHY,[19] and Modern Magazine.[20]

Books

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  • Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970 (2016)[21]
  • Midcentury Christmas Stocking Stuffer Edition (2018)[22]
  • The Midcentury Kitchen: America's Favorite Room, from Workspace to Dreamscape, 1940s-1970s (2019)[23] (recipient of the 2019 Indies Bronze Medal for Popular Culture.[24])
  • Catland: The Soft Power of Cat Culture in Japan (2020)[25] (recipient of the 2020 Indies Gold Medal for Popular Culture.[26])

References

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  1. ^ a b "Countryman Press Author Page - Sarah Archer". wwnorton.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  2. ^ a b "Architectectural Digest Author Page – Sarah Archer". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  3. ^ a b "Why We're Seeing Bold, Colorful Marble Everywhere Right Now". ELLE Decor. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. ^ a b "The Atlantic Author Page – Sarah Archer". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  5. ^ a b "1stDibs Author Page – Sarah Archer". 1stDibs Introspective. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. ^ a b "The New Yorker Author Page – Sarah Archer". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  7. ^ a b "HuffPost Author Page – Sarah Archer". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  8. ^ a b "American Craft Author Page – Sarah Archer". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  9. ^ a b "Hyperallergic Author Page – Sarah Archer". Hyperallergic. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  10. ^ a b "Slate Magazine Author Page – Sarah Archer". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  11. ^ "Pink". www.swarthmore.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  12. ^ a b "Alumni News (May 2011)". Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  13. ^ "The Museum of Arts and Design". Madmuseum.org. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  14. ^ "Greenwich House Pottery". Greenwichhouse.org. 4 December 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  15. ^ "Bright Future / Pratt Manhattan Gallery". ArchDaily. 24 March 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  16. ^ "Spotlight on BGC Alumni: Sarah Archer". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  17. ^ Dwell (2020-10-09). "This Live/Work Home in Philadelphia Gets Its Layout From the Renaissance". Dwell. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  18. ^ "Counter Culture Craft – HANDEYEMAGAZINE". Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  19. ^ "Benchmark for modernity". www.hermanmiller.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  20. ^ "4 in 3-D". Modern Magazine. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  21. ^ "Midcentury Christmas". wwnorton.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  22. ^ "Midcentury Christmas Stocking Stuffer Edition". wwnorton.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  23. ^ "The Midcentury Kitchen". wwnorton.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  24. ^ ""The Midcentury Kitchen" is a 2019 Foreword INDIES Winner". www.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  25. ^ "Catland". wwnorton.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  26. ^ ""Catland" is a 2020 Foreword INDIES Winner". www.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.