Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Author :
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Total Pages : 180
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105022127216
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Book Synopsis Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute by : Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

Download or read book Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute written by Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Masterpieces of American Furniture, edited by Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio, the Curator of Decorative Arts since 1989 at Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, offers concise, engaging text accompanied by exquisite photography. Essays on more than 65 finely crafted examples of American furniture encompass nearly every nineteenth-century style and explore the careers of America's preeminent cabinetmakers and shops including Charles Baudouine, Hugh and John Finlay, Edward Hutchings, John Henry Belter, Herter Brothers, R. J. Horner & Co., Kimbel and Cabus, Kilian Brothers, J. and J. W. Meeks, Anthony Quervelle, and M. & H. Schrenkeisen Mfg. Co. Each footnoted essay offers perceptive new research into historical antecedents, stylistic preferences, manufacturing techniques, and the complex nature of the nineteenth-century furniture trade."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Related Books

Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Language: en
Pages: 180
Authors: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Syracuse University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Masterpieces of American Furniture, edited by Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio, the Curator of Decorative Arts since 1989 at Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of A
Masterpieces of American Furniture, 1620-1840
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Lester Margon
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 1965 - Publisher: New York : Architectural Book Publishing Company

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Language: en
Pages: 180
Authors: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Syracuse University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Masterpieces of American Furniture, edited by Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio, the Curator of Decorative Arts since 1989 at Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of A
American Furniture
Language: en
Pages: 665
Authors: Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-12-22 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Drawing on the latest scholarship, this comprehensive, lavishly illustrated survey tells the story of the evolution of American furniture from the 17th century
The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art
Language: en
Pages: 3140
Authors: Joan M. Marter
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Arranged in alphabetical order, these 5 volumes encompass the history of the cultural development of America with over 2300 entries.