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American Arts & Crafts Virtue in Design Book by Leslie Greene Bowman
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American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design. soft cover.
by Leslie Greene Bowman, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1992 - Design - 255 pages
Influenced by developments in Europe, American proponents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries promoted the minor arts as fine art hand-wrought by individual craftsmen, extolling the virtue of everyday objects and a return to simple materials and workmanship. This book looks at their work.
First edition softcover. 255 pp., profusely illustrated with 190 color and 275 b&w plates and photographs.
A great reference work on this movement. Introduction by Max Palevsky. Subject headings for the essays: "Setting the Stage: Europe" and "Myths and Realities of the American Arts & Crafts Movemet." Includes; Furniture, Metalwork, Ceramics, Glass as well as Miscellaneous Mediums. Influenced by developments in Europe, American proponents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries promoted the minor arts as fine art hand wrought by individual craftsmen, extolling the virtue of everyday objects and a return to simple materials and workmanship.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA September 23, 1990-January 6, 1991. With Appendix of Marks.
This is a beautiful softcover folk Art and crafts book.
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
- Style:Arts and Crafts (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1992
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
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