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.

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

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.