The Artistic Furniture Of Charles Rohlfs

Author : Joseph Cunningham,Charles Rohlfs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015073627575

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The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs by Joseph Cunningham,Charles Rohlfs Pdf

Charles Rohlfs (1853-1936) ranked among the most innovative furniture makers at the turn of the twentieth century. Praised by the international press and exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, his beautiful works grew out of an interesting mix of styles that included Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and proto-modernism. This book presents the first major study of this important American designer and craftsman, drawing upon new photographs and fresh sources of information. Alongside traditional historical approaches, the book presents detailed formal, structural, and stylistic analyses of Rohlfs's well-known masterpieces from major museums, together with lesser-known objects in public and private collections. Topics include discovering the contribution of Rohlfs's wife--mystery novelist Anna Katharine Green--to his designs; the far-ranging sources of his idiosyncratic motifs; his influence on Gustav Stickley's designs; his commissioned interiors; his efforts at self-promotion and marketing; and his attempts to define a conceptual framework for his artistic endeavor. Handsomely designed and illustrated, the book also features a complete set of unpublished period illustrations of over seventy works.

Author : Kevin P. Rodel,Jonathan Binzen
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Arts and crafts movement
ISBN : 9781561583591

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Arts & Crafts Furniture by Kevin P. Rodel,Jonathan Binzen Pdf

From William Morris and the roots of the Arts & Crafts movement, through Gustav Stickley, the Prairie School, and including contemporary pieces, this book celebrates the classic furniture--and the master craftsmen who made it. 500 photos.

Author : Michael L. James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Arts and crafts movement
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017411609

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Drama in Design by Michael L. James Pdf

Author : Two Red Roses Foundation,David M. Cathers,Susan J. Montgomery
Publisher : Lucia|Marquand
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Arts and crafts movement
ISBN : 0692213481

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"So Various are the Forms it Assumes" by Two Red Roses Foundation,David M. Cathers,Susan J. Montgomery Pdf

*A detailed look at how America's Arts and Crafts movement impacted the furniture design. Arts and Crafts Furniture features many of the most important furniture makers from the Arts and Crafts era in America, including Charles Rohlfs, Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Workshops, Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, the Byrdcliffe colony, the Stickley Brothers, and Greene & Greene. These early twentieth-century makers and designers believed that traditional, high-quality craftsmanship was essential in a time of steadily growing industrialization in America. Color photographs featuring two hundred objects selected from the Two Red Roses Foundation's extensive collection, are presented alongside archival photographs and examinations of their design and fabrication. A special appendix highlights the designers and craftsmen who appear in the book, alongside the history of their firms and working practices.

Author : Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781538135631

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American Furniture Designers by Oscar P. Fitzgerald Pdf

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 : Jo Lauria,Steve Fenton
Publisher : Potter Style
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Decorative arts
ISBN : 9780307346476

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Craft in America by Jo Lauria,Steve Fenton Pdf

Illustrated with 200 stunning photographs and encompassing objects from furniture and ceramics to jewelry and metal, this definitive work from Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton showcases some of the greatest pieces of American crafts of the last two centuries. Potter Craft

Author : Deborah Dependahl Waters,Joseph Cunningham,Bruce R. Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art metal-work
ISBN : 0300181140

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The Jewelry and Metalwork of Marie Zimmermann by Deborah Dependahl Waters,Joseph Cunningham,Bruce R. Barnes Pdf

This book gathers for the first time the story of Marie Zimmermann's life and work and puts a spotlight on one of the most singular makers of metalwork active in early 20th century America.

Author : Anna Katharine Green
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473364790

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The House of the Whispering Pines by Anna Katharine Green Pdf

This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1910 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The House of the Whispering Pines' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first and best-known novel, The Leavenworth Case (1878). Praised by Wilkie Collins, the novel was year's bestseller, establishing Green's reputation. Green wrote at a time when fiction, and especially crime fiction, was dominated by men. However, she is now credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic form, and developing the trope of the recurring detective.

Author : David Raizman
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Design
ISBN : 1856693481

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History of Modern Design by David Raizman Pdf

An exploration of the parallel development of product and graphic design from the 18th century to the 21st. The effects of mass production and consumption, man-made industrial materials and extended lines of communication are also discussed.

Author : David M. Cathers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : WISC:89055813901

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Furniture of the American Arts and Crafts Movement by David M. Cathers Pdf

FURNITURE OF THE AMERICAN ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT by David M. Cathers. Here is the long awaited, updated & revised edition of David M. Cathers' groundbreaking book on American Arts & Crafts furniture. Originally published in 1981, it provided authoritative information on Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Workshops, the L. & J. G. Stickley Furniture Company & the Roycroft Shop. The book was the first to trace the style &, through a richly detailed text & over 200 illustrations, provide a means for identification, dating & subjectively evaluating many individual pieces. This extensively illustrated book is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in the history of American decorative arts. To order: Turn of the Century Editions, P. O. Box 908, Philmont, NY 12565. 518-672-4639.

Author : Anna Katharine Green
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547132950

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The Sword of Damocles by Anna Katharine Green Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Sword of Damocles" (A Story of New York Life) by Anna Katharine Green. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Michael Crow
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781440338762

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Mid-Century Modern Furniture by Michael Crow Pdf

Minimalist design--maximum style! In the middle of the last century, a new generation of designers sought to render furniture to its most essential forms. In doing so, they created timeless designs that defined Mid-Century Modern Style. From the sleek geometric lines of Bauhaus-inspired design to the sculptural shapes of Danish masters, this furniture captured the imagination of the era and enjoys growing popularity today. Now for the first time, author Michael Crow has carefully detailed 29 seminal works by the era's foremost designers, including Hans Wenger, Finn Juhl and George Nelson. At their best, these spare, often sculptural designs transcend their period and are at home in a variety of settings. Each piece has been selected carefully so it can be built in an average workshop. Inside this book you'll find: • More than 100 drawings with exploded views, elevations and details for projects to fit every room in your house. • Practical advice on wood selection, hardware sources and contruction and finishing techniques. • Two step-by-step project builds. • A richly illustrated historical overview tracing the evolution of the style and exploring the designers and makers who shaped it.

Author : Lisa Hostetler
Publisher : George Eastman House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Digital images
ISBN : 093539818X

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A Matter of Memory by Lisa Hostetler Pdf

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition A Matter of Memory: Photography as Object in the Digital Age, presented by the George Eastman Museum, October 22, 2016-January 29, 2017."

Author : Darrell Peart
Publisher : Linden Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0941936961

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Greene and Greene by Darrell Peart Pdf

Considered among the highest achievements of the American arts and crafts movement, Greene & Greene furniture was custom-built for specific interior spaces, and many of the pieces still remain in their original locations. This manual, written by a nationally recognised furniture maker, provides intermediate and advanced woodworkers with well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for classic Greene & Greene details, including ebony plugs, cloud lifts, leg indents, brackets, and pulls. A discussion of the design philosophy of the period accompanies how-to chapters, and photographs of contemporary Greene-inspired furniture provide ideas for projects. Biographical sketches are included for Charles and Henry Greene, Peter and John Hall (who built most of the furniture), and competing furniture maker Gustav Stickley.

Author : Ewa Lajer-Burcharth,Beate Söntgen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783110340457

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Interiors and Interiority by Ewa Lajer-Burcharth,Beate Söntgen Pdf

The book explores the historical connections between the notions of architectural interior, subjective space, human interiority, and represented space including virtual space. In the 18th century the notion of "interiority" understood as a paradigm of human subjectivity came to be articulated in a sustained way in architectural and visual, rather than only literary forms. While the notion of the interior and the processes of "interiorization" were, as Walter Benjamin demonstrated, the defining features of 19th-century bourgeois culture, it is the different forms of conceptual assault on, or deconstruction of interiority that define the approach to space and self in the 20th and 21st centuries. The book examines models of understanding "interiority" as these were developed in relation to notions of space and spatial experience.