Decorative Arts and Household Furnishings in America, 1650-1920: An Annotated Bibliography
Winterhur., DE: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1989. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. 392, [8] p. This bibliography of the study of household furnishings used in the United States from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century contains twenty-one sections. Each section begins with an essay that outlines the development of scholarship in the files and points toward new directions for research with annotated entries on the most significant works. Three chapters present the basic reference tools and surveys of art and architecture. These are followed by chapters devoted to such topics as furniture; metals, including silver and gold, pewter, and Britannia metal; ceramics and glass; textiles; timepieces; household activities and systems; and craftsmen and the Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Includes an author/title index. From an on-line posting. Kenneth L. Ames "Born and raised in central Connecticut B. A. Art History, Carleton College, 1964 M. A. Art History, University of Pennsylvania, 1966 Ph. D. Art History, University of Pennsylvania, 1970 Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities Grants from the American Philosophical Society Founding member, Decorative Arts Society National Council and annual convention chair, American Studies Association Art History faculty, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster PA (1967-73) Professor and department chair, Office of Advanced Studies, H. F. du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur DE (1973-89) Head of History Survey, New York State Museum, Albany NY (1989-95) Professor, American decorative arts, Bard Graduate Center, New York NY (1996-) Writer, lecturer, and consultant on museological and arts and humanities issues" Gerald W. R. Ward is the Katherine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Art of the Americas, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He has contributed to, among others, Glass Today by American Studio Artists, Jewelry by Artists: In the Studio 1940-2000, A New World Imagined: Art of the Americas, and MFA Highlights volumes on American Decorative Arts and Native American Art." Also from an on-line posting: " This bibliography addresses Architecture, furniture, metals; Ceramics, glass, textiles, timepieces, household activities and systems, and artisans and culture. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Minor creasing/bending to the bottom corner of some pages.
Keywords: Barbara Carson, Neville Thompson, David Schuyler, Barbara McLean Ward, Deborarh Federben, Ellen Paul Denker, Ann Smart Martin, Kirk Nelson, Rodris Roth, Thomas Michie, Donna Braden, Cheryl Robertson
ISBN: 9780912724195
[Book #67419]
Price: $45.00