American Furniture: 1650 to the Present
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442270381 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 630 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This volume will immediately prove invaluable to collectors and students alike, dispensing with the chronological or regional subdivisions that characterize the field and encouraging readers to embrace the full measure of American furniture. Anyone with an interest in furniture, past or present, owes a debt to Oscar Fitzgerald for this magnificent and comprehensive survey. He has put the entire story of American furniture between two covers for the first time, and has done so with commendable intelligence. (Edward S. Drawing from a wealth of recent scholarship, and ranging across an incredible span - urban and rural, north south east and west, expensive and everyday - this book immediately
Oscar P. His publication range from a study of The Green Family of Cabinetmakers: An Alexandria Institution (of the Mercy Street TV series fame) to the catalog of the studio furniture at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. As a member of the faculty of the Smithsonian Institution/George Washington University Master's program in Decorative Arts & Desi
Not viewed in isolation, furniture is placed in its broader cultural, historic, and aesthetic context. After World War II American designers created many of the Mid-Century Modern icons that are much sought after by collectors today. Another chapter identifies the eclectic revivals such as Early American that dominated the mass market throughout much of the 20th century. The rise of studio furniture and furniture as art which include some of the most creative and imaginative furniture produced in the 20th and 21st centuries caps the review of four centuries of American furniture. Picturesque and anti-classical explain Victorian furniture including Rococo, Renaissance, and Eastlake. Special chapters explore Windsor chairs, Shaker, and Pennsylvania German furniture which do not follow the mainstream style progression. A final chapter advises on how to evaluate the authenticity of both traditional and modern furniture and how to preserve it for posterity.With over 800 photos including 24 pages of color, this fully illustrated text is the authoritative reference work.. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this comprehensive, lavishly illustrated survey tells the story of the evolution of American furniture from the 17th century to t