American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Watson Collection - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Watson Collection write by Philip D. Zimmerman. This book was released on 2004. American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Watson Collection available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While demonstrating the high level of artistry attained by furniture-makers of the period, this selection in many ways reflects the evolving character of domestic life in America during a seminal period in the country's history.
A Marquetry Odyssey
A Marquetry Odyssey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Marquetry Odyssey write by Silas Kopf. This book was released on 2008. A Marquetry Odyssey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This rich history of marquetry is presented in cintext by one of its most ardent and taslented proponents - Silas Kopf. A distinguished cabinetmaker for more than thirty years, Kopf identifies the origins and influences of numerous decorative arts and architectural elements taht have and continue to have an impact on his own work. AUTHOR: Forword by Glenn Adamson, Head of Graduate Studies abd Deputy Head of Research, Victoria ALbert Museum, London. 320 colour illustrations
Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts at Boscobel
Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts at Boscobel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts at Boscobel write by Berry B. Tracy. This book was released on 1981. Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts at Boscobel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The genesis of this volume was the discovery, in 1975, of a faded copy of the inventory of States Dyckman's possessions, taken shortly after his death in 1806. The document raised many questions about the furnishings then on display in Boscobel, and initiated a period of extensive research and reevaluation. It was the architectural beauty of Boscobel, rather than its historical associations, that guided its rescuers in the 1950's and encouraged the conception of Boscobel as States Dyckman's dreamhouse, recreating, on the banks of the Hudson, the elegance and luxury he had enjoyed during his extended sojourns in England. English and Continental furnishings were collected, and surviving examples of Dyckman's own purchases were overwhelmed by crystal chandeliers and elaborate floral carpets. --Preface.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts write by Gordon Campbell. This book was released on 2006-11-09. The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.
Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute write by Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. This book was released on 1999. Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Masterpieces of American Furniture, edited by Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio, the Curator of Decorative Arts since 1989 at Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, offers concise, engaging text accompanied by exquisite photography. Essays on more than 65 finely crafted examples of American furniture encompass nearly every nineteenth-century style and explore the careers of America's preeminent cabinetmakers and shops including Charles Baudouine, Hugh and John Finlay, Edward Hutchings, John Henry Belter, Herter Brothers, R. J. Horner & Co., Kimbel and Cabus, Kilian Brothers, J. and J. W. Meeks, Anthony Quervelle, and M. & H. Schrenkeisen Mfg. Co. Each footnoted essay offers perceptive new research into historical antecedents, stylistic preferences, manufacturing techniques, and the complex nature of the nineteenth-century furniture trade."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
