Decorative arts Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd When the Spirit Speaks SelfTaught Art of the
Book SynopsisThis book introduces the reader to 32 self-taught artists in the Southeastern United States. Some have already come to the attention of collectors and scholars. Many others have been unrecognized outside of their immediate neighborhoods. What they all have in common is an unquenchable desire to make art. Often defying the expectations of family and friends, they have pursued this inspiration. In many cases, these artists began to create in response to a personal crisis. Others harbored an interest in art for many years but only had the time to create following retirement. Most were initially unaware of the academic art world, either because they were unable to afford an art education or because their families considered such an aspiration impractical. These stories of perseverance, struggle and triumph illustrate the strength of the creative impulse, which is a part of us all.Trade ReviewThere is a wide range of Southern self-taught artists in this delightful, large-format, hard-cover book. Working with all kinds of media, they are unified by the personal aesthetic of Day Allen who selected them based on her personal preference and love for the artwork. She then travelled to each artist's home or workspace to interview them and see the art in situ. In all, the book gathers 32 self-taught artists, describing their lives and art. There is also an explanation of "self-taught art" in this context, and a list of further reading at the back of the book. Regular Raw Vision readers might recognise painter J.J. Cromer, stone-carver Tim Lewis and collagist/painter Bruce New, and will be introduced to numerous other artists including those who work with many kinds of media such as Bruce Davenport and O.L. Samuels. - Raw Vision Magazine, July 2015.
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Art Jewelry Today 4
Book SynopsisThe pulse of today''s jewelry art is captured in 400 beautiful color photos demonstrating today''s top levels of mastery. Created by more than 70 contemporary international jewelry artists, these pieces of body-adorning sculpturerings, collars, brooches, headpieces, and other adornmentsare varied, surprising, and as multifaceted as today''s art world. The makers'' own explanations of the methods and inspirations that guide their work offer further ideas. Everyone who works in the jewelry field or who enjoys admiring or wearing jewelry will find this an invaluable reference and a sourcebook for future creativity.
£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd RockabillyPsychobilly
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£25.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Navajo Pictorial Weaving 18601950
Book SynopsisBack in print, expanded, and revised, the second edition of Navajo Pictorial Weaving is devoted to all categories of antique Navajo pictorial weaving. The second edition includes 92 new images of weavings discovered in the last three decades, many never before published or exhibited. Through these nearly 300 photos and short texts, both the novice and advanced collector can reach a better understanding of the enigmatic and unusual body of Navajo pictorial weaving. Also featured is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive chart of the Navajo ceremonial system. Offering the newest discoveries, this treasury reemphasizes that Navajo pictorial weaving is a truly American folk art. Significant pictorials are organized into eight chapters covering all major categories, including these and many others: Birds, Flora, Fauna & Livestock, Transportation, Technology, the Railroad and Its Influence, Yeis, Yeibichais, and Corn Yeis, and Kachinas, Masks, and Images from the Hopi.Trade Review"This book is an expanded and revised edition of the original 1991 publication. New images of weavings discovered in the intervening years are included, thus forming a comprehensive photographic collection of pictorial weaving by the Navajo weavers. Although intended for the collector of folk art textiles, it is also a fascinating resource book for any weaver looking to gain ideas and inspiration for their own work. Whether a collector of Navajo tapestries or a weaver interested in this pictorial style of the craft, both will marvel at the weavers skill and perception to translate an image they physically can see or visualise into a tapestry." - Jo Finlow, Hampshire and Online Guilds, Journal of Textiles and Weavers August 2020
£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pueblo Bead Jewelry
Book SynopsisThe bead played a vital role in Pueblo Indian jewelry design, and its influence continues today in modernist American design. In these pages, featuring more than 250 breathtaking photos, renowned art expert Paula A. Baxter integrates her decades of research with updated findings. Beads were made in the prehistoric American Southwest by the ancestors of the Pueblo Indians, and survived into the historic era. Bead jewelry creations in shell, stone, and silver are important in the Native American jewelry marketplace. This book revisits some leading misconceptions about Pueblo jewelry-making in the existing literature. A survey of modern Pueblo jewelry innovation confirms that its design is second to none, and discusses how Pueblo design meshed with American mid-century modernist expression. Today's Pueblo jewelers, also featured here, continue to offer invention and originality.
£28.79
University of Arizona Press Hopi Basket Weaving
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£999.99
University of Arizona Press MINIATURE CRAFTS AND THEIR MAKERS
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£999.99
University of Arizona Press Saints Statues and Stories A Folklorist Looks at
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£999.99
Rizzoli International Publications Red and White Quilts Infinite Variety Presented
Book SynopsisThis significant catalog is a highly detailed look at the world’s most celebrated collection of red and white quilts. Like the Log Cabin or Baltimore-style, the red and white quilt is a hugely popular genre of quilting. Colorfast Turkey red dye became readily available in the mid-nineteenth century, so red and white quilts became extremely popular, due not only to the newness of the color but also because of the extremely vibrant and punchy contrasting color scheme. Featuring over 650 quilts from the past three centuries, this book is filled with the gorgeous and imaginative designs of feathered stars, diamonds, animals, oak leaves, baskets, lettering, and snowflakes, as well as fascinating examples of careful embroidery and appliqué. With inspiring handiwork, designs, and visual histories, this book exemplifies the sheer magnitude and poetry of red and white quilts and is a staple compendium of this beloved art form.Trade Review"Organized by type, from traditional patchworks and log cabin varieties to decorative applique examples, this perfect coffee-table topper spans three centuries and includes a foreword by Martha Stewart." -VOGUE.COM"What’s the response to seeing all of these quilts assembled in a single book?The answer: Breathless astonishment at the grandeur of this American domestic art.There is much to love in Red & White Quilts: Infinite Variety — on virtually every page."-PATRICK T. REARDON.COM "[Red and White Quilts] includes not only photographs of each of the 653 quilts in the exhibit grouped by theme, but also contains essays by key players in the development and design of the show itself, making what was already visually inspiring that much more impressive an accomplishment for how logistical challenges were met with creativity and innovation.-QUILTERS NEWSLETTER"Whether you missed the exhibition or adored it, this tome [Red and White Quilts: Infinite Variety] offers a compelling testament to the power of pattern."-ARCHITECTURAL DIGESTEvery quilt jumps off its glossy page in Red and White Quilts: Infinite Variety. Half a dozen full-color, you-are-there photographs set the scene, bringing the reader right onto the floor of the armory along with people gaping, pointing, snapping photos on their smartphones, swarming the museum shop for souvenirs. -THE EAST HAMPTON STAR"This is a book that one can open at any spot and peruse. The excellent color photographs coupled with the dazzling variety of patterns compels the reader to keep turning pages and to return to the book again and again for an immersive optical experience." - TEXTILE SOCIETY OF AMERICA"Red and White Quilts: Infinite Variety is a seriously stunning compilation." -COUNTRY LIVING MAGAZINE
£42.75
Rizzoli International Publications Birds of a Feather Wildfowl Decoys at Shelburne
Book SynopsisA book that celebrates one of the most breathtaking and comprehensive collections of wildfowl decoys in America. Bird decoys were used for hunting in North America until the advent of hunting regulations in the early twentieth century, when decoys started to be prized and collected as masterpieces of American folk art. This handsome book is the first examination of the historic and unparalleled decoy collection at Shelburne Museum. Featuring new photography of 250 of the museum’s most important and artistically carved decoys, it includes examples made by the most respected American carvers: Charles Osgood, Lem and Steve Ward, John Blair, Bill Bowman, Nathan Cobb, Jr., Lee Dudley, James Holly, Jr., Nathan Horner, Albert Laing, Joseph Lincoln, A. Elmer Crowell, and Charles “Shang” Wheeler. The story of the collection begins with Joel Barber, the pioneer decoy enthusiast and New York architect, artist, and carver, whose gift of 400 superior examples estaTrade Review"The unparalleled collection of 1,400 wildfowl decoys at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vt., was established with a 1952 gift of more than 400 superior examples from Joel Barber, a New York City architect, artist, and carver. Barber's groundbreaking 1934 book “Wild Fowl Decoys” was the first to identify the importance of bird decoys as a uniquely American art form."—Antiques & Auction News "The unparalleled collection of wildfowl decoys at Shelburne Museum are featured in the newly published Birds of a Feather: Wildfowl Decoys at Shelburne Museum..."—Vermont Country Sampler
£47.50
University of Exeter Press The History Of Honiton Lace Industry SouthWest
Book SynopsisHoniton lace is one of the world's great laces and this book for the first time tells the full story of the industry that produces it, from its beginnings in the sixteenth century to its demise in the twentieth. Over 100 photographs illustrate the history of design in Honiton lace as well as the technical aspects of manufacture.Trade Review “This is a satisfying study, provoking much thought on domestic industries of the past, and perhaps of the future too." (Business History) "I highly recommend it not only to lacemakers . . . But also to anyone interested in textiles or the social and historical aspects of cottage industries." (Canadian Lacemaker Gazette) "Dr Yallop's book is a treasure chest filled with new clues for those who approach lace as a fascinating puzzle." (The Lace Collector) Table of ContentsPreface, ix; Foreword by Santina M. Levey, xi; Introduction, 1; Part 1-The rise and decline of an industry, 7; Chapter 1 The origin of the industry, 9; Chapter 2 1617-1707, an age of legislation, 27; Chapter 3 The English lace industry in 1698, 48; Chapter 4 1617-1707, the products of the industry, 61; Chapter 5 1707-1816, continuation and contraction, 73; Chapter 6 1768-1820, the machine revolution, 87; Chapter 7 1820-1940, the years of decline, 94; Chapter 8 1820-1940, attempts to halt the decline, 112; Part 2-The people of the industry, 133; Chapter 9 The manufacturers, 135; Chapter 10 The lacemakers-at work, 157; Chapter 11 The lacemakers-at play, 186; Chapter 12 Designs and designers, 205; Chapter 13 Distribution and sales, 220; Postscript, 240; Appendices, 239; Bibliography, 273; Illustrations, 287; Index, 349.
£41.34
Chipstone Foundation American Furniture 1998 American Furniture Annual
Book SynopsisAn annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts.
£50.40
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Folk Art in America
Book SynopsisShows and describes masterpieces of American folk art, including decoys, gates, trade signs, ship carvings, weathervanes, and sculpture.
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Alex Stewart
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£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lacquered Boxes
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£54.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Carving Folk Figures with Power Schiffer Book for
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£11.39
The University of Michigan Press Art and Aesthetics in Chinese Popular Prints
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£999.99
University Press of New England American Furniture 2003 American Furniture Annual
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£53.20
University Press of New England American Furniture 2004 American Furniture Annual
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£53.20
Chipstone Foundation American Furniture 2005 American Furniture Annual
Book SynopsisAcknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the 17th century to the present.Table of ContentsConnoisseurship, Intention, and the Problem of Mannerism; Glenn Adamson; Early Rhode Island Turning; Dennis Carr and Erik Kyle Gronning; Fashioning Furniture and Framing Community: Woodworkers and the Rise of a Connecticut River Valley Town; Joshua W. Lane and Donald P. White, III; An Eighteenth-Century Price Book for Philadelphia Furniture; Alan Miller; Structure, Style, and Evolution: The American Windsor Armchair; David Pesuit; Neoclassicism in Norfolk, Virginia: The Early Furniture of James Woodward; Sumpter Priddy, III; New York Card Tables, 1800-1825; Philip D. Zimmerman.
£53.20
Chipstone Foundation Ceramics in America 2010 Ceramics in America
Book SynopsisNow in its tenth year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramic scholarship in the American context. The 2010 issue, which is intended to be a companion to the 2009 volume, will expand the discussion of the Moravian story by presenting a series of groundbreaking articles on other major centers of slipware production in the piedmont region of North Carolina. Setting a new standard for American ceramic studies, this transdisciplinary effort draws on archaeology, art history, religion, ceramics, technology, and many other areas of inquiry resulting in a substantively revised history of this much-admired North Carolina pottery tradition. Many examplesof highly decorative slipware and intriguing figural bottles are illustrated here for the first time with the precise color photography of Gavin Ashworth.The 2009 and 2010 Ceramics in America journals are centered on the traveling exhibit, Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenwa
£57.95
Chipstone Foundation Ceramics in America 2011 Ceramics in America
Book SynopsisA diverse range of essays, new discoveries and book reviews on the latest research of interest to ceramics scholars
£54.90
Chipstone Foundation Ceramics in America 2012 Ceramics in America
Book SynopsisNow in its twelfth year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramic scholarship in the American context.A partial list of articles coming in the 2012 edition: "History of Baltimore Porcelain" Barbara And Ken Beem"Stone-Ware of Excellent Quality, Alexandria Manufacture" Part I: The Pottery of John Swann Barbara H. Magid"Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Japanese Domestic Wares from British Columbia" Douglas E. Ross"The Stoneware of Early Albany: A Mystery Solved" Warren F. Hartmann "Paul Cushman: The Premier Albany Potter and His Fascinating Stoneware" Paul Cushman "Ceramics from the 1813 Prize Brig Ann Auction, Salem, Massachusetts" George L. Miller"Ceramics from the Tortugas Shipwreck: A Spanish Navio of the 1622 Tierra Firme Fleet" Sean Kingsley, Ellen Gerth, and Michael HughesPlus New Discoveries and six new book reviews.
£58.50
Chipstone Foundation Ceramics in America 2018
Book SynopsisA diverse range of essays, new discoveries, and book reviews on the latest research of interest to ceramics scholars.
£54.90
Chipstone Foundation American Furniture 2018
Book SynopsisAn annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts
£57.95
University of Massachusetts Press Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in
Book SynopsisThroughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalize deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, Puerto Rican santos, and Irish music and dance. These keepers of tradition are recognized in their communities as outstanding practitioners of craft, music, dance, and sacred arts. Yet, much of this work is hidden to the public at large, remaining essentially unknown beyond the local community in which it flourishes.This beautifully illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists. Passed down from person to person within both long-settled and new immigrant communities, traditional art involves the shaping of deeply held cultural values into meaningful artistic forms. ""Keepers of Tradition"" presents material drawn from eight years of intensive field research by folklorists at the Massachusetts Cultural Council - an investigation that has taken researchers into the homes, kitchens, workshops, dance halls, places of worship, parade routes, and festival sites where traditional art is produced, used, valued, and displayed.Featuring more than sixty artists from communities across the state, ""Keepers of Tradition"" showcases high levels of mastery in diverse media - the uniformity and handiness of a Nantucket Lightship basket, the Native quill work on a tobacco pouch, the vibrant colors and textures of a Caribbean Carnival costume, the exquisite gestures of Cambodian dance. At the same time, the text describes the deeply personal and cultural context for each piece of work.This volume is published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name, organized by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, and on view there from May 2008 through February 2009.
£999.99
Gingko Press, Inc A Cycling Lexicon
Book SynopsisA collection of beautifully designed bicycle head-badges is displayed in a beautifully designed book by Phil Carter of Carter Wong design, showing these badges for the works of art they are.
£16.62
University of Vermont Press American Furniture 1999
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£53.20
University Press of New England Womens Painted Furniture 17901830
Book SynopsisBeautifully illustrated, comprehensive study of women's painted furniture, a long-lost art that sheds light on women's lives in the early republic
£999.99
Shanghai Press Paper Relief Art Chinese Style: Cutting, Folding, Molding and More
Book SynopsisPaper Relief Art: Chinese Style brings you a new and creative way to covert a simple piece of paper to a three-dimensional form of papercraft artwork.Paper was originally invented in China during the early 2nd century. Besides being an essential medium of writing and recording, it has also been playing an important role in art. Relief, likewise has a very long history. If was first found in the caves of the pre-historical period. Zhu Liqun Paper Arts Museum fuses the paper and the relief together to craft an independent form of contemporary art—paper relief—that can be realistic, hyperbolic, decorative, and abstract. The artistic team has spent a lot of item to study and explore, sharing with you their experiences of preparations and knowledge of basic techniques. Both introductory and advanced lessons carry a strong influence of Chinese culture with emphasis on a freehand approach to covey the true spirit of the art. Now take out a piece of paper, practice by following the step-by-step lessons that are collected in this book, and incorporate your creativity to transform a flat paper to a magnificent artwork!
£22.46
University Press of Mississippi The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk
Book SynopsisPainted screens have long been synonymous in the popular imagination with the Baltimore row house. Picturesque, practical, and quirky, window and door screens adorned with scenic views simultaneously offer privacy and ventilation in crowded neighborhoods. As an urban folk art, painted screens flourished in Baltimore, though they did not originate there--precursors date to early eighteenth-century London. They were a fixture on fine homes and businesses in Europe and America throughout the Victorian era. But as the handmade screen yielded to industrial production, the whimsical artifact of the elite classes was suddenly transformed into an item for mass consumption. Historic examples are now a rarity, but in Baltimore the folk art is still very much alive.The Painted Screens of Baltimore takes a first look at this beloved icon of one major American city through the words and images of dozens of self-taught artists who trace their creations to the capable and unlikely brush of one Bohemian immigrant, William Oktavec. In 1913, this corner grocer began a family dynasty inspired generations of artists who continue his craft to this day. The book examines the roots of painted wire cloth, the ethnic communities where painted screens have been at home for a century, and the future of this art form.
£33.20
Fonthill Media LLc Paint Locker Magic: A History of Naval Aviation
Book SynopsisNaval Aviation special markings and 'nose art' is a field that has been largely ignored, primarily due to the lack of coverage in mainstream aviation history publications. Research into archives, feedback from veterans, and personal photographs by the authors have documented thousands of previously unknown individual aircraft with these markings. The book covers markings on US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft over the 100 year history of US Naval Aviation. The book includes illustrations of special markings and nose art on early canvas covered airplanes through the World War II era when nose art flourished and on into the jet age, the Korean and Viet Nam conflicts and up to the present war on terror with aircraft marked to commemorate the 9-11 attack. This coverage includes the fighters and attack aircraft of the carrier navy and the patrol aircraft, transports, blimps, research and test aircraft and helicopters. Markings include personal nose art and pin-ups, shark mouth and similar markings, cartoons depicting special missions, Christmas and similar markings, and tributes.
£30.00
Phaidon Press Iro: The Essence of Color in Japanese Design
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£71.96
Archetype Publications Ltd Decorated Surfaces on Ancient Egyptian Objects
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£72.83
Strange Attractor Press Liberty Realm
Book SynopsisThe fascinating phantasmal worlds in the work of the artist Cathy Ward.Pulsing and surging with dark energies, Cathy Ward''s mesmerising drawings capture a restlessly inquiring spirit through the meticulous rendering of organic forms. Their mystery, emotional depth, and enveloping sensuality recall an occluded art-historical canon of weird psychedelia, hermetic alchemical illustrations and outsider horror vacui. Liberty Realm presents a broad survey of works ranging from the acclaimed drawings exhibited recently in “Phantasmata” at The Good Luck Gallery (Los Angeles), “Talespinning” at the Drawing Center (New York), “Romantic detachment” at PS1 MOMA (New York), and "Utopia" at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (Sheboygan, Wisconsin), to new explorations and insightful glimpses of her earlier output and formative practice. Substantial essays by Doug Harvey and Robert Wallis further untangle these fascinating phantasmal worlds.
£26.10
Irish Academic Press Ltd Making Majesty: The Throne Room at Dublin Castle,
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£76.00
Corvus Publishing Group Road Show: Art Cars and the Museum of the Streets
Book SynopsisThe automobile has long been a symbol of status, power, and autonomy, and ever since King Tut rolled through Egypt on his golden-wheeled chariot, artists and drivers have dreamed up mobile masterpieces. A striking photographic tribute and social history, Road Show navigates a path across high and low art, showing how people around the world are transforming their vehicles into stunning folk art, obsessive collections, social commentary, and visionary performances. In this fascinating showcase, we see how Henry Fords motto, Any color as long as its black, has been hung out to dry. From the Wienermobile to a hand-carved wooden Ferrari that drives in the canals of Venice to a giant red stiletto heel, Road SHow brings the museum of the streets to life.
£18.95
Paige Tate Select Florals By Hand: How to Draw and Design Modern
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£26.99
Harrassowitz Turinschriften Im Naos Des Hathortempels Von
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£237.50
Dietrich Reimer Karl Ernst Osthaus Und Der Hohenhof in Hagen: Ein
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£999.99
Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Die Iranische Moderen in Der Bildenenden Kunst.
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£49.40
Koenemann Art Nouveau München, Wien, Praha
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£37.46
Koenemann.Com GmbH Art Nouveau Paris Bruxelles Barcelona Art Periods
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£19.50
Koenemann.Com GmbH Art Nouveau 2 Muenchen Wien Praha Art Periods
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£17.89
Peeters Publishers The Mosaics of the Norman Stanza in Palermo: A Study of Byzantine and Medieval Islamic Palace Decoration
Book SynopsisThis book explores the making and meaning of one of the most enigmatic and singular interior spaces of the Middle Ages, the mosaic incrusted chamber commonly known as the 'Room of Roger' in the palace of the Norman kings of Sicily in Palermo. The unique way in which Byzantine technique, skill and style are blended with Maghribi Islamic perspective conventions and iconography while producing aesthetic interaction as well as obvious tension, serves as a starting point for an investigation of the various currents of artistic exchange and dynastic pretensions between Palermo, Constantinople, Norman Antioch and the Maghrib. Political aspirations in the Levant, Almoravid splendour in Fez and Marrakech, and the ever-present rival, the Byzantine emperor, all come to play a part in the making of the famous 'Camera di Ruggero'.
£105.00
