The exhibition 'Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design' explores the rich interplay of art and design in all craft media that exploded across the United States during the postwar era.

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You may have seen me tweeting over the past couple of days making these vectors from paint brush to Illustrator, well here they are for free download use them you want, Let me know what you think in the comments! by the way did i mention they are Vectors! Woop?

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