Oscar P Fitzgerald

American Furniture

1650 to the Present

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This authoritative text explains the evolution of four centuries of American furniture from 1650 to the 21st century. It is the complete story covering the cultural and historical context of pieces and advice on how to authenticate furniture and preserve it for posterity. It is fully illustrated with over 800 photos and a 24 page color signature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 664
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 218mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 2041g
• ISBN-13: 9781442270381
• ISBN-10: 1442270381
• Artikelnr.: 48135947

Autorenporträt

By Oscar P. Fitzgerald

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Jacobean Period: Joiners and Cabinetmakers in the New World 2.
William and Mary: The Years of Transition 3. Queen Anne: The Line of Beauty
4. The Chippendale Style 5. Furniture of the Federal Period 6. American
Empire 7. Windsor Chairs 8. Country Furniture: New England 9. Southern
Furniture 10. Furniture of Rural Pennsylvania, the Mid-Atlantic, and the
Mid-West 11. Shaker Furniture: The Gift to Be Simple Color Plate Signature
12. Victorian Furniture: Gothic and Rococo Revivals 13. Victorian
Furniture: The Renaissance Revival 14. Eastlake, the Aesthetic Movement,
and the Colonial Revival 15. American Mission Furniture and the Arts &
Crafts Movement: 1900-1915 16. Traditional Revivals for a Conservative
Public 17. Modern Furniture, 1920-1941: Is It Here to Stay? 18. America
Takes the Lead: Mid-Century Modern, 1950s and 1960s 19. Post-Modern and
Avant-Garde Furniture since 1975 20. Studio Furniture and Furniture as Art
21. Connoisseurship of American Furniture