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Alfred Wheeler, Oil On Panel, Pretty Polly 1906
Located in Pewsey, GB
Alfred Wheeler (1852-1932) Oil on Panel of the Brilliant Racehorse Pretty Polly. Signed and Dated
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Turkey Pie-Roy Lichtenstein Homage, " Serigraph, Dennis Pearson & R Lichtenstein
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Lichtenstein (1923 – 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns
Category

1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Found Objects, Screen

The Dance of Death. 1914-1918
By Percy John Delf Smith, R.D.I.
Located in Storrs, CT
never be forgotten, by one culminating horror. 'The Dance of Death, 1914-1918," is not a pretty set of
Category

1910s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

"Bluff #2", Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Chmiel chooses as each painting is an expression of himself. He explains that he has a pretty good idea
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sterling Silver SUPERB VICTORIAN Set of 6 TEASPOONS & TONGS - Birmingham 1891
By James Deakin & Sons
Located in York, GB
Solid Sterling Silver - BOX of 6 SUPERB & PRETTY TEASPOONS & TONGS Complete English hallmarks
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jim Rose - Coffee Table, Steel Furniture, Hot Rolled and Repurposed Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose - Shaker Inspired Chest of Drawers, Steel Furniture Natural Rust Patina
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose - Construct No. 05, Salvaged Steel and Aluminum Industrial Objects
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, New York Awards 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Object Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Two-Door Chinese Coins Quilt Cupboard, Functional Art Steel Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Cupboards

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Awards 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Two Drawer/Two Door Pie Safe with Drilled Holes, Natural Rusted Patina
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
-Hudson, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R
Category

Early 2000s American Shaker Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Legacy Collection - One-Drawer Plank Top Side Table, Steel Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
-Hudson, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Object Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Two-Door Strips Quilt Cupboard, Brightly Colored Steel Art Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Cupboards

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Two-Door Housetop Weave Multi-Color Steel Quilt Pattern Cupboard
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael
Category

2010s American American Craftsman Cupboards

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose - Armoire, Shaker Style in Steel with Natural Rusted Patina
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
-Hudson, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R
Category

Early 2000s American Shaker Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Steel

Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure on a Reclaimed Steel Plate, Wooden Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Found and Salvaged Industrial Objects, Metal Sculpture on Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Metal

Jim Rose - Settee, Shaker Style in Painted Repurposed Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize
Category

Early 2000s American Shaker Benches

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose - Tripod Table, Shaker Style in Painted Repurposed Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

Early 2000s American Shaker End Tables

Materials

Steel

Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure on a Reclaimed Steel Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Minimalist Modern Structure, Rusted Steel on Wood Block Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure on a Reclaimed Steel Plate, Wooden Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

House Sculpture, Minimalist Modern Structure, Rusted Steel Wedge on Wood Blocks
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Found and Salvaged Industrial Steel Object Sculpture Arrangement
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Found and Salvaged Industrial Steel Object Sculpture Arrangement
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Found and Salvaged Industrial Steel Object Sculpture Arrangement
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Found and Salvaged Steel Industrial Objects on Wooden Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Fellowship Award, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Jim Rose Legacy Collection - Tall Cabinet, Shaker Inspired Steel Cupboard
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

Early 2000s American Shaker Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose - Repurposed Steel Bookcase in Natural Rusted Patina, Art Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael
Category

1990s American Shaker Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Legacy Collection - Enfield Table, Steel Furniture, Natural Rust Patina
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Legacy Collection - Chest of Drawers, Solid Cast Iron Miniature
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
sculpture during an artist residency at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin. Despite its small
Category

Early 2000s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Awards 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose - Wire Dog, Repurposed Heavy Wire Dog Sculpture, Cylindrical Metal Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Found and Salvaged Steel Structure on a Wooden Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, New York Awards 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Found and Salvaged Steel Structure on a Steel & Wooden Circular Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose - Construct No. 03, Salvaged Steel and Aluminum Industrial Objects
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Jim Rose - Construct No. 02, Salvaged Steel and Aluminum Industrial Objects
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Fellowship Award, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft
Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

9 Signed Bandanas for Artists Band Together Art Movement Hank Willis Thomas
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
it. - Rep. John Lewis (1940 - 2020) _______ About The Artists: Rise Up, Bandana by Victoria
Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton

Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo & Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting C.
By Daniel Douke
Located in New York, NY
-Beyond Appearances, Levy Galerie Hamburg, Germany; Essays: John Yau, Belinda Grace Gardner; Kerber
Category

20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"PRICKLY PEAR PATH " TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CACTUS Frame Size: 21 x 25
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Texas Governor John Connelly. In fact
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bluebonnet Time Hill Country Frame Size: 35 x 41 Bluebonnets, Poppies, Oak Tree
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Rayburn, the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Texas Governor John Connelly. In
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ethel Mortlock, 'Town', Marie Adelaide Brassey 'Marchioness of Willingdon
Located in Pewsey, GB
Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal , Invested as a Dame of Justice, Venerable Order of St John (D.J.St. J
Category

Antique 1870s British Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

"SPRING CREEK PHLOX" TEXAS HILLCOUNTRY
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
House of Representatives, and Texas Governor John Connelly. In fact, President Johnson was so enamored
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sleeping Lady Mountain" Image 12 x 16 Frame: 19 x 23
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
Rayburn, the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Texas Governor John Connelly. In
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Silver Bowl by J. Hunt and R. Roskell, England, 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Here you are a pretty and elegant silver bowl, realized in London in 1905. Made of 925/1000
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Silver

MCM John-Orwar Lake Style Opalescent Swedish Art Glass Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a really nice and pretty Mid-Century Modern John-Orwar Lake style opalescent art glass
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Jim Rose Legacy Collection - One Door Shaker Inspired Steel Cupboard-Miniature
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

Early 2000s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Steel Pedestal, Welded Steel with Shelf, Found Pipe Legs
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
-Hudson, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose, Six Drawer Counter with Shelf, Functional Art Steel Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Steel

Found and Salvaged Industrial Steel Object Sculpture Arrangement
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Found and Salvaged Industrial Steel Object Sculpture Arrangement
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Stacking House Structure, Welded Steel Decorative Object Made w/ Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant Recipient
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Decorative Object Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Object Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft
Category

2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the john r pretty you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, steel and paint, every john r pretty was constructed with great care. Find 7 options for an antique or vintage john r pretty now, or shop our selection of 72 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a john r pretty — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right john r pretty, those designed in folk art, mid-century modern and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Jim Rose, Daniel Douke and Douglas Arthur Teed each produced at least one beautiful john r pretty that is worth considering.

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Jim Rose for sale on 1stDibs

Bringing lively newness to weathered and worn found materials, artist and furniture designer Jim Rose mined scrap heaps and junkyards for the metal he used in his furniture, collages and decorative objects. He kept his eyes open for the ideal scraps of aged steel that could be bent and shaped into a base, frame or surface of his next piece, hand-picking off-colored bits to serve as inlays and accents. 

Rose was long associated with the American Studio Craft movement, and many of his one-of-a-kind works can typically be characterized as a venturesome fusion of folk art and modernist design. Each piece, crafted by hand and with fastidious care in his Wisconsin studio, is representative of his work ethic and boundless imagination.

Born in Indiana, Rose studied briefly at Bard College in New York City and earned his BFA in sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988. A couple of years earlier, he established his design studio, along with his wife Suzanne — an award-winning photographer — as his partner. During the 1990s, Rose and Suzanne traveled the American Northeast, where he became enamored with Shaker furniture

When Rose returned home, he read every piece of literature he could about the history of the Shakers. The name derives from the popular moniker for an all-but-vanished American religious sect, whose members crafted honest, modest household furniture and objects as part of their belief in purposeful living and simplicity in all things. Rose incorporated Shaker methods into the production of his own designs. Rather than utilize the unpretentious hardwoods that the Shakers preferred, however, Rose worked with discarded materials, fashioning tables, case pieces and decorative objects from repurposed steel and other metals.

In the late 1990s, Rose began to include multi-colored metal into his works — adapting methods used by colonial quiltmakers. His furnishings began to take on a mosaic look, bringing a substantial amount of visual appeal and new charm to each of his distinctive creations. Rose also produced a body of work that drew on Ming dynasty designs.

With numerous showings at Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in New York City and Chicago, Rose made a name for himself throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. He had solo and group exhibitions throughout his career, including in Palm Beach, Florida, and Mesa, Arizona — as well as at many other galleries in New York and Chicago. Rose’s work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Racine Art Museum and other institutions.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Jim Rose storage cabinets, tables, and decorative objects.