American Furniture

Author : John T. Kirk
Publisher : Abradale Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Furniture written by John T. Kirk and published by Abradale Press. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answers questions about when, where, how, & even why a piece of furniture was made, covering three centuries of changing styles.

Author : Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley
Publisher : Highlights from the Philadelph
ISBN 13 : 9780876332962
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Furniture, 1650-1840 written by Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley and published by Highlights from the Philadelph. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--

Author : Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Furniture written by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward S. Cooke
Publisher : MFA Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New American Furniture written by Edward S. Cooke and published by MFA Publications. This book was released on 1989 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artwork by Edward Cooke Jr.

Author : Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538135639
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Furniture Designers written by Oscar P. Fitzgerald and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title The 20th century furniture is hot. American Furniture Designers: 1900 to the Present highlights the furniture produced by the 20 most important American furniture designers of the 20th and early 21st centuries plus a selection of the best-known European designers whose work is sold by Knoll International and Herman Miller. The designers are organized into five chapters. Introductions to each section summarize the evolution of furniture design as it evolved through the 20th and early 21st centuries. The book begins with the Arts and Crafts era before World War I; moves into the interwar period when Modernism gained a foothold in America; continues through the Postwar heyday of Mid-century Modern; highlights the furniture from the 1970s and into the 21st century with a focus on the foremost promoters of modern furniture, Knoll International and Herman Miller; and concludes with a selection of the top Studio Furniture makers and their innovative creations. The book focuses on the leading American designers from each of these periods including Gustav Stickley and Charles Rohlfs during the Arts and Crafts movement, Paul Frankl and Gilbert Rohde in the interwar period, Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson for Mid- century Modern, and Wendell Castle and George Nakashima for Studio Furniture to name just a few. All their furniture is explained and profusely illustrated with 280 color photos. For anyone curious about the modern material culture that surrounds them, the book will explain everything about American furniture from 1900 into the 21st century: when it was made, where it was made, who made it, what it was made of, how it was designed, how long it was in production, and how the furniture related to its contemporaries.

Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
ISBN 13 : 9780809495429
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic American Furniture written by Time-Life Books and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instruction on building fine American furniture, including Windsor chairs, a Queen Anne secretary, a Pembroke table, and a four-poster bed.

Author : Beth Macy
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316231568
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Factory Man written by Beth Macy and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business. The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia. But beginning in the 1980s, the first waves of Asian competition hit, and ultimately Bassett was forced to send its production overseas. One man fought back: John Bassett III, a shrewd and determined third-generation factory man, now chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co, which employs more than 700 Virginians and has sales of more than $90 million. In Factory Man, Beth Macy brings to life Bassett's deeply personal furniture and family story, along with a host of characters from an industry that was as cutthroat as it was colorful. As she shows how he uses legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and sheer grit and cunning to save hundreds of jobs, she also reveals the truth about modern industry in America.

Author : Kerry Pierce
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764361845
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Furniture Anatomy written by Kerry Pierce and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive yet highly browsable reference offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types. Written by an expert furniture maker and woodworker with over 50 years of experience, this is the most extensive and modern resource of its kind. Covering historical and contemporary furniture design, the alphabetized terms include individual elements (such as cartouche, pediment, and hood), types of furniture, and styles of design. Detailed line drawings and photos of beautiful museum pieces augment the text. Informative sidebars throughout delve into the passion and beauty behind fine furniture's artistic energy--lives of notable American furniture designers and craftsmen, guided views of masterworks, help in understanding certain styles, and more. This an invaluable tool for furniture makers, antique dealers and buyers, and anyone interested in American furniture.

Author : Joseph T. Butler
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805001242
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to American Antique Furniture written by Joseph T. Butler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1985 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1700 of Skibinski's line drawings present a visual approach to the identification of antique furnishings. The book is arranged in chronological sequences (17th century through the early 20th century) by type of furniture, from tables and settees to desks and bookcases. Butler and Johnson have included some important information for the novice and the experienced collector: the sources of furniture used as models for the illustrations; lists of museums, art galleries, and special displays of outstanding collections of furniture; a selected bibliography and a glossary; the anatomy of a piece of furniture; and a brief history of the periods of furniture and furniture makers. Highly recommended for public libraries and other subject collections.

Author : Marvin D. Schwartz
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781579121082
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Antique Hunter's Guide to American Furniture written by Marvin D. Schwartz and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.