Carol Sauvion

Carol Sauvion
Born (1947-07-29) July 29, 1947
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Alma mater Manhattanville College
Notable work Craft in America, PBS Documentary

Carol Sauvion (born July 29, 1947) is an American crafts scholar and patron, and the producer of the PBS series Craft in America.[1] After opening the Freehand Gallery in Los Angeles in 1980 and launching Craft in America in 2007, she opened the Craft in America Study Center in 2009.[2] Craft in America includes such artists as Tanya Aguiñiga,[3] Sam Maloof,[4] and Richard Notkin.[5] Sauvion is a graduate of Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.[6]

She was married to singer-songwriter Don McLean from 1969 to 1972.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ O'Neill, Claire. "Craft In America Is Alive And Well". NPR. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Muchnic, Suzanne. "Carol Sauvion's Freehand gallery clears space for a craft study center". LA Times. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Nakano, Craig. "Handmade modern: Tanya Aguiñiga on 'Craft in America'". LA Times. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "'Craft' spotlights pioneer artisans". LA Times. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Haithman, Diane. "Hommage to hand and heritage". LA Times. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "CraftTexas 2014 Jurors Houston Center for Contemporary Craft". Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
  7. ↑ "Don McLean's Wife Files for Divorce Citing "adultery, cruel and abusive treatment, and irreconcilable differences"". 11 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Balzar, John (15 April 2005). "America's story crafted from passion" – via LA Times.


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