The Art of Seating
200 Years of American Design
Seiten
2022
D Giles Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-913875-21-3 (ISBN)
D Giles Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-913875-21-3 (ISBN)
A fascinating survey of exceptional American chair design from the early 19th century to the present day.
Designed for function, each chair has a story to tell about the history and evolution of American design, art, and craftmanship. At the heart of the catalogue is the presentation of 57 chairs from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection of American Art covered in 49 essays, showcasing the beauty of the chairs and their historical context, as well as important social, economic, political, and cultural influences. Highlights include designs by John Henry Belter, George Hunzinger, Herter Brothers, Stickley Brothers, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Isamu Noguchi, Roy Lichtenstein, and Frank Gehry, among others. The chairs are arranged across four broadly chronological sections, from the early 1800s to the Civil War; from Reconstruction through the Gilded Age to the dawn of the 20th Century; from Art Nouveau to post-war Modernism; and finally, from the post-war Space Age to the Digital Age and the contemporary focus on space saving and sustainability. Each section opens with a brief introduction to its key themes.
Designed for function, each chair has a story to tell about the history and evolution of American design, art, and craftmanship. At the heart of the catalogue is the presentation of 57 chairs from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection of American Art covered in 49 essays, showcasing the beauty of the chairs and their historical context, as well as important social, economic, political, and cultural influences. Highlights include designs by John Henry Belter, George Hunzinger, Herter Brothers, Stickley Brothers, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Isamu Noguchi, Roy Lichtenstein, and Frank Gehry, among others. The chairs are arranged across four broadly chronological sections, from the early 1800s to the Civil War; from Reconstruction through the Gilded Age to the dawn of the 20th Century; from Art Nouveau to post-war Modernism; and finally, from the post-war Space Age to the Digital Age and the contemporary focus on space saving and sustainability. Each section opens with a brief introduction to its key themes.
Brian J. Lang is chief curator and Windgate Foundation Curator of Contemporary Craft, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Previously, he worked as curator of Decorative Arts at the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina.Kelley N. Keator is project editor, The Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen Ph.D. Foundation.
Foreword; Collector's Statement; Introduction; Main Chair Catalogue; Selected Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.11.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 212 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 241 x 279 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten |
| ISBN-10 | 1-913875-21-0 / 1913875210 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-913875-21-3 / 9781913875213 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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