American Furniture 2003 (American Furniture Annual)

Thông tin sách: American Furniture 2003 (American Furniture Annual) (Paperback, 328 trang) – Chipstone Foundation, 2003. Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh.

Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the 17th century to the present.Table of ContentsEarly Carving in the South Carolina Low Country: The Career and Work of Henry Burnett - John Bivins, Jr.Everyday Things: From Rolling Pins to Trundle Beds - Nancy Goyne EvansTilt-Top Tables and Eighteenth-Century Consumerism - Sarah Neale FayenProvenance, Patronage, and Perception: The Morris Suite of Baltimore Painted Furniture - Lance HumphriesThe Long Shadow of William Morris: Paradigmatic Problems of Twentieth-Century American Furniture - Edward S. Cooke, Jr.From New Bedford to New York to Rio and Back: The Life and Times of Elisha Blossom Jr., Artisan of the New Republic - Peter M. KennyBOOK REVIEWSEnglish Furniture, 1660-1714: From Charles II to Queen Anne, Adam Bowett - Glenn AdamsonThos. Moser: Artistry in Wood, Thomas Moser, with Brad Lemley - Edward S. Cooke, Jr.The Furniture of Charleston, 1680-1820, Bradford L. Rauschenberg and John Bivins, Jr. - Robert A. Leath About the Author Luke Beckerdite is a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia.