The maker's hand : American studio furniture, 1940-1990 / Edward S. Cooke, Jr., Gerald W.R. Ward, and Kelly H. L'Ecuyer ; with the assistance of Pat Warner
| Author(s): | Cooke, Edward S |
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| Subjects: | Furniture--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Boston : MFA Publications, a division of the Museum of Fine Arts, c2003 |
| LC Classification: | N, NK |
| Table of Contents: | Director's Foreword 6 Foreword 7 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction: Defining the Field 10 Woodworkers: The Beginnings of the Studio Furniture Movement 18 The Challenge of Freewheeling Artist-Craftsmen: Tradition and Innovation in the 1960s 38 Technofetishism: Technical Virtuosity and Exotic Woods in the 1970s 54 The Professionalization of Studio Furniture: The 1980s 76 Afterword 106 Makers' Biographies 110 Select Schools and Programs in Furniture Making and Woodworking 142 Select Galleries 149 Chronology of Select Exhibitions 154 Select Bibliography 159 Index 164 |
| Additional Authors: | Ward, Gerald W. R L'Ecuyer, Kelly H Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Notes: | ISBN: 0878466622 (hardcover) ISBN: 0878466630 (softcover) "Published in conjunction with the exhibition "The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1999," organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in collaboration with The Furniture Society, from November 12, 2003, to February 8, 2004"--T.p. verso Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-163) and index |
| Physical Description: | 168 p. : ill. ; 28 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 53883909 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0878466622 0878466630 |