Artisan Culture and the Organization of Chicago\u27s German Workers in the Gilded Age, 1860 to 1890

This essay evaluates the nature of German artisan culture in gilded-age Chicago and its role in the organization of modem working-class institutions. Three examples- the Workingmen\u27s Associations of Chicago\u27s German workers in the 1850s and 1860s, the Bakers\u27 Mutual Benefit Society, and the tradition of tool ownership among the city\u27s German cabinetmakers- illustrate particular resources that artisan culture provided to German craftsmen, whether it be fellowship, intellectual stimulation, organizational strength, or a sense of personal independence. At the same time, artisan culture became anachronistic amidst the rapidly expanding industries of Chicago, as systematic mechanization destroyed the central role that artisans had played in the production process. When speed and depth of economic change made German craftsmen a receptive constituency for the period\u27s radical political movements, artisan culture played an indispensable role for German workers in their efforts to found Chicago\u27s modem labor institutions

A note on the St. John Co-Cathedral marble tombstones : the artisans, foreign and Maltese

The aim of this brief study is to modestly review the documentation principally in the notarial archives concerning the tombstones, mainly in the period 1678 to 1819 and the marble craftsmen, local and foreign, who executed their masterpieces so expertly.peer-reviewe

BAC\u27s Comeback: The Bricklayers\u27 Renewal Program

[Excerpt] The Bricklayers\u27 and Allied Craftsmen\u27s International Union (BAC) typifies the contemporary crisis of the building trades. Membership plunged from a high of 160,000 in 1970 to just over 100,000 in 1986. As a result, the International Union ran a budget deficit five years in a row. Fewer than half the craftsmen in BAC\u27s jurisdiction now belong to the union, and many BAC members can be found working on nonunion projects. Even where union contracts prevail, wage and work-rule concessions have become standard fare. But BAC is not taking its decline lying down. Over the past five years, the International Union has embarked on an imaginative process of renewal, one which combines efforts to revive the masonry industry with programs to strengthen the union through education, organizing, and structural reform. While it is too early to tell whether BAC\u27s campaign will succeed, it is already clear that the effort has brought new hope and determination to a union that desperately needed them

Identification of Spacial Pattern in Productive House of Pottery Craftsmen

The research goals were to identify a spacial pattern in craftsmen house and to see its relevance to the social-cultural life of the craftsmen. The existence of domestic and economic activity in craftsmen house creates a spacial pattern with particular characteristics. Data were collected through direct observation, interviews, and visual documentation to record productive house, settlement condition, and sequences of pottery production. The in-depth interview focused on the use of time, space, and house modification in craftsmen house. House in the craftsmen settlement was growing gradually by adjusting to the inhabitant's needs. This research was included in qualitative research that described observation results and then analyzed spacial pattern formed in craftsmen house. Research results show that in this settlement beside the mixed, balanced, and separated type of productive house, there is also pottery collectors house type. The changes in the productive house are related to housing adaptation or house adjustment to accommodate production process. The settlement orientation is along the streets, but the existence of open space in the form of pottery kiln and hay storage become the main orientation for productive spaces inside the craftsmen house. Pottery kiln and hay storage have become open cultural space that characterizes the pottery craftsmen settlement

Pengrajin Batik Dan Hak Kekayaan Intelektual: Studi Tentang Perlindungan Hukum Terhadap Pembajakan Hak Cipta Batik Di Kampung Laweyan Surakarta

The purpose of this study are: 1) To describe patterns and explain the pattern of copyright infringement by batik craftsmen in Kampung Laweyan Surakarta. 2) To describe and explain the legal protection for batik craftsmen as the owners of copyright in Kampung Laweyan Surakarta whom their copyrights are infringed. From the analysis results of the research, it is obtained conclusion that patterns of copyright infringement by Batik craftsmen in Kampung Batik Laweyan Surakarta is batik motives and brand plagiarism. This infringes the provisions of Article 12 and Article 72 paragraph (2) of Law No. 19 of Year 2002 about piracy. Legal protection for batik craftsmen as the owner of copyright in Kampung Surakarta Laweyan Surakarta is conducted by copyright registration and forming community among batik craftsmen . The efforts that performed by Batik craftsmen in Kampung Batik Surakarta Laweyan to protect copyright infringed is by change batik motives once in three months

The new journeyman: The role of an expert learner in eliciting and transmitting skilled knowledge

This paper presents interim research findings of a project which seeks to elicit the skilled knowledge of master craftsmen through use of an expert learner (Horne) acting as intermediary between the craftsmen and a designer (Wood) creating a multimedia resource to support those wishing to learn the skill. It builds on previous research that evolved a set of principles for the design of multimedia learning materials (Wood & Rust 2003) and moved on to develop techniques for elicitation of expert knowledge from craft masters (Wood 2006). The skills involved in undertaking such craft practice involve a high degree of tacit knowledge which is internalised and frequently difficult for the craft expert to articulate. The expert learner has the ability to learn new skills with minimal instruction then articulate those skills before they become too internalised. The role of designer is to assist with this articulation and develop interpretation suitable for transmitting the knowledge to novice learners. This research focuses on the skills of traditional custom knife makers in Sheffield; Horne has worked alongside two traditional craftsmen, video recorded by Wood. Together they have collaborated to analyse the recordings and develop learning materials to disseminate the craft skill. These are currently being developed and tested using a small group of learners with some one-to-one teaching followed by self-directed development work using an on-line resource. The main finding for this stage of the research was that, as Horne had relatively recently acquired this knowledge, it had not become too internalised and she was able to rapidly adapt her understanding of it to improve transmission to the learners in a manner that had not been demonstrated by more experienced craft practitioners. The interactions between Horne and the learners were mediated by Wood, facilitating reciprocal reflection between the them and designing ‘bridges’ to help transmit the knowledge to future generations of learners. Keywords: Multimedia Design; On-Line Learning; Tacit Knowledge; Craft Skills; Knowledge Elicitation</p

Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Pendapatan Pengrajin pada Industri Kerajinan Bambu di Desa Belega Kabupaten Gianyar

This study aimed to determine the effect of simultaneous and partial working hours, gender, age and working capital to revenue bamboo craftsmen in the village Belega Gianyar regency. The population in this study are all bamboo craftsmen in the village Belega Gianyar regency. The samples used are as many as 80 bamboo craftsmen using sampling methods ie Non Probability Sampling. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. The analysis showed working hours, gender, age and working capital simultaneously significant effect on the income of bamboo craftsmen in the village Belega Gianyar regency. Partially working hours and working capital have positive and significant impact on the income of craftsmen in bamboo handicraft industry in the village Belega Gianyar regency. Partially gender variable effect on revenue craftsmen in bamboo handicraft industry in the village Belega Gianyar regency. There are differences in income earned by male workers and female. Meanwhile, partially age have significant negative effect on revenues in the industry bamboo handicraft artisans in the village Belega Gianyar regency

Pembinaan Dan Pemberdayaan Pengrajin Batik (Studi Di Dinas Koperasi, UKM, Perindustrian, Perdagangan Dan ESDM Kabupaten Sidoarjo Dan Industri Kecil Kampoeng Batik Jetis Kabupaten Sidoarjo)

: Coaching and Empowerment Batik Craftsmen (Studies in the Department of Cooperatives, SMEs, Industry, Commerce and Energy and Mineral Resources Sidoarjo District and Small Industry Kampoeng Batik Jetis Sidoarjo District). Economic conditions in Indonesia, one of which is supported by the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The existence of a small business can be a driver of the economy. Sidoarjo is a city that SMEs have a considerable amount of industry, one of which is a small industry batik craftsmen located in Kampoeng Batik Jetis. Required commitment of the government to develop and solve the problems of small industry batik craftsmen. Efforts are made Department of Cooperatives, SMEs, Industry, Commerce and Energy and Mineral Resources Sidoarjo District is by coaching and empowerment. The results of coaching and empowerment conducted by Diskoperindag and EMR Sidoarjo District already provides benefits and good impact for batik craftsmen. However, the impact is not evenly distributed either perceived by all of batik craftsmen because yet thorough guidance and empowerment is done to all the craftsmen batik in Kampoeng Batik Jetis

‘Plumb line scribe’: using multimedia to preserve traditional craft skills

The skills required in craft practice involve a high degree of tacit knowledge which is frequently difficult for the craft expert to articulate. N. Wood, a multimedia designer, has undertaken extensive research over the last ten years seeking to understand the knowledge of skilled craftsmen and find methods of capturing and passing it on. She has developed an elicitation strategy that employs an expert learner to uncover the skilled knowledge of master craftsmen, and a transmission strategy based on the concept of bridges to assist the design of learning resources for novices. U. H. Lassen has used the techniques developed by Wood to record and transmit the skilled knowledge needed to make timber-framed buildings, knowledge that today is in danger of being lost. The focus of the study has been the procedure for scribing timbers, which is a central part of the building process. The aim of the research was to investigate the possibility of combining the two roles defined in Wood’s research as an expert learner and designer. Being a skilled carpenter, Lassen has acted as an expert learner, learning the skills of scribing through a combination of researching existing documentation, working with master craftsmen and his own experimentation. At the same time, he developed and tested a multimedia learning resource to provide ‘bridges’ for new learners to this knowledge. The outcome of the application of Wood’s elicitation and transmission strategy to plumb line scribing is a demonstration of the transferability of Wood’s methods within this new context. This is important because it reveals the potential for other craft practitioners to apply Wood’s methods to their own learning and teaching, and produce learning resources to provide bridges to their craft knowledge and preserve their unique skills