[2] As of 1979, the magazine's monthly circulation averaged 40,000 copies, making it the main craft publication in the United States.
[4]: 377 However, its reviews were often limited to "one or two in-depth commentaries" accompanied by a "visual summary of shows".
In the 1980s Rossbach wrote a series of articles describing tensions between textile artists Mary Meigs Atwater, Anni Albers, Dorothy Liebes and Marianne Strengell in the 1940s.
[8]: 6 [9] American Craft was described in 1994 as a "major scholarly periodical" of interest to both researchers and serious craftspeople.
[1] Previous editors-in-chief include Deborah Pines, Pat Dandignac,[10] Lois Moran (1980 to 2006),[11] Andrew Wagner (2007-2009), Janet Koplos (guest editor, 2009-2010), Shannon Sharpe (deputy editor),[10] Monica Moses (June 2010 to January 2018)[12] and Megan Guerber (2018-2020).