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Sprigg: ∗shaker∗ Design - Hardcover

Sprigg, J

 
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Synopsis

The Shakers created a visual environment of harmony and quiet power that continues to impress observers today. The many works presented in this beautiful volume reveal their commitment to excellence.

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Review

"Beautifully illustrated. . . . In itself a masterpiece of design." -- Washington Times "Not only is [the book] a beautifully presented record of the world the Shakers created, it is also the most thorough, balanced, and unbiased survey of Shaker material culture. . . . A book of lasting visual and scholarly importance." -- Kenneth Ames, Winterthur Museum - Antiques

About the Author

June Spring, who has lived and worked with the surviving Shakers of Maine and New Hampshire, has studied Shaker life and art since 1972.

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