Becoming America - 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 Becoming America write by James Glisson. This book was released on 2020. Becoming America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Celebrating two collectors' passion for Americana and the window it provides into the everyday beauty of the past Becoming America offers a multifaceted view of one of the foremost collections of 18th- and 19th-century American folk and decorative art from the rural Northeast. Essays by leading specialists discuss the culture of furniture workshops, exuberant painted decoration, techniques of sewing and quilting, and poignant stories about the families depicted in the portraits. The collection itself includes Shaker boxes, a beaded Iroquois hat, embroidered samplers, metalwork, scrimshaw, handwoven rugs, ceramics, and a weather vane. The majority of these works have never before been published. With lively essays and profuse illustrations, this handsome volume brings to life the aesthetic of early Americans living in the countryside and is an essential exploration of the period's taste and style. Distributed for The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Exhibition Schedule: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA (October 22, 2016-ongoing)
Magazine Antiques
Magazine Antiques - 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 Magazine Antiques write by . This book was released on 1949. Magazine Antiques available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Magazine Antiques
The Magazine Antiques - 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 Magazine Antiques write by . This book was released on 1928. The Magazine Antiques available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Fewer, Better Things
Fewer, Better Things - 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 Fewer, Better Things write by Glenn Adamson. This book was released on 2018-08-07. Fewer, Better Things available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, a timely and passionate case for the role of the well-designed object in the digital age. Curator and scholar Glenn Adamson opens Fewer, Better Things by contrasting his beloved childhood teddy bear to the smartphones and digital tablets children have today. He laments that many children and adults are losing touch with the material objects that have nurtured human development for thousands of years. The objects are still here, but we seem to care less and know less about them. In his presentations to groups, he often asks an audience member what he or she knows about the chair the person is sitting in. Few people know much more than whether it's made of wood, plastic, or metal. If we know little about how things are made, it's hard to remain connected to the world around us. Fewer, Better Things explores the history of craft in its many forms, explaining how raw materials, tools, design, and technique come together to produce beauty and utility in handmade or manufactured items. Whether describing the implements used in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the use of woodworking tools, or the use of new fabrication technologies, Adamson writes expertly and lovingly about the aesthetics of objects, and the care and attention that goes into producing them. Reading this wise and elegant book is a truly transformative experience.
American Furniture, 1650-1840
American Furniture, 1650-1840 - 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 Furniture, 1650-1840 write by Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley. This book was released on 2020. American Furniture, 1650-1840 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "American Furniture, 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art show early American furniture participated in an international visual language. This volume provides an important resource for scholars of American furniture, illuminates the cultural and mercantile life of the fledgling nation, and offers a lively introduction to the donors, curators, and personalities who have shaped the institution from its earliest days to the present"--
