"Thomas Mann: Metal Artist showcases the works that have made Mann a critical and popular success, and takes us inside the creative process that brought him to this level. In doing so, it tells a timely story, for in many ways the growth of the postwar American craft movement is illustrated by Mann's personal journey and artistic triumph. Authors Lloyd E. Herman and Andrei Codrescu explore the artist's development within the context of the changing American culture, while capturing the very essence of his humor, vision and inexorable creativity."--BOOK JACKET.