Inspiring Reform: Boston's Arts and Crafts Movement

Language: English

Published by David Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA, 1997

1881894088 / 9781881894087

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Navy cloth/tall boards; copper lettering. Color-illus. parchment dj with copper lettering. 248 pp. with 273 illus., 50 in full color. Catalogue from the exhibition held at both Wellesley College (Feb. - July 1997) and the National Museum of American Art (March - July 1998), mounted to celebrate the centenary of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, the first of its kind in the nation. Included are sections about the society itself, ceramics, metalsmithing, jewelry, book making, photography, printmaking, textiles and more. With extensive essay material and a section of artists' biographies. A strikingly handsome volume, beyond the dj issues. Contents as follows: Talking or working : the conundrum of moral aesthetics in Boston's arts and crafts movement / Edward S. Cooke, Jr. -- "All workmen, artists, and lovers of art" : the organizational structure of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston / Beverly K. Brandt -- The aesthetics of craftsmanship and the prestige of the past : Boston furniture-making and wood-carving / Edward S. Cooke, Jr. -- The potter's art in Boston : individuality and expression / Susan J. Montgomery -- Circles of influence : metalsmithing in New England / Jeannine Falino -- Historic interpretations : Boston's arts and crafts jewelry / Marilee Boyd Meyer -- Boston and the Society of Arts and Crafts : textiles / Nicola J. Shilliam -- A millennium in book-making : the book arts in Boston / Nancy Finlay -- Pictorialism and naturalism in New England photography / Anne E. Havinga -- The flourish of color relief printmaking in New England / David Acton. VG/VG- (light wear to dust jacket).…

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Title
Inspiring Reform: Boston's Arts and Crafts Movement
Author
Meyer, Marilee Boyd
Publisher
David Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA
Publication year
1997
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
1881894088
ISBN 13
9781881894087
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40 Color & 196 B/w Illustrations; Decorative Endpapers (silver/white)
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