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A Work By Wendell CastleThis chest, by twentieth-century American designer/craftsman Wendell Castle is an outstanding example of the American studio furniture movement. chest, stereo cabinet, Wendell Castle, studio craft, furniture, wood, laminated wood, Wharton Esherick, American |
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Dude Never Would Be MissedWhile researching one of our printer-dyer record books for the Cooper-Hewitt exhibition Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product, I discovered a curious fabric swatch on page 105. record book, textile printing, swatches, fabric, American, opera, 19th century |
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American GothicThis trade catalog, which contains more than 100 photographs of furniture in the “modern" gothic style, is one of the only remaining works to visually document the furniture designed by the renowned New York cabinetmakers, Kimbel & Cabus. Anthony Kimbel emigrated from Germany in the late 1840s and partnered with Anton Bembe to form Bembe and Kimbel in 1854, creating furniture in the Rococo-revival style. Kimbel & Cabus, furniture, Neo-Gothic, trade catalog, American, National Design Library |
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Object of the Month: Finnish HopThe Lindy Hop was a swing dance phenomenon, but the Finnish Hop? This lively design was produced by the artists’ collective know as The Folly Cove Designers, for its location near Gloucester on the Massachusetts coast. Many Finnish immigrants had settled there, attracted by skilled work in the granite quarries or the boat building industry. At least half a dozen Finnish immigrants or Finnish-Americans were members of the collective, including Eino Natti and Aino Clarke, who produced large numbers of textile designs. textile design, Virginia Demetrios, The Folly Cove Designers, Object of the Month, 20th century, American, dance |
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An Exhibition of American Drawings: Assembled for the United States Information Agency by the Smtihsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Servicedrawings, American, Winslow Homer, Frederic Edwin Church, Samuel Colman, Robert F. Blum |
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Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Drawings in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt MuseumPublication design: Sue Koch drawings, paintings, landscapes, American, 19th century, permanent collection |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Heath Ceramics and American PotteryIn conjunction with a celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Heath Ceramics noted author and ceramic arts historian Garth Clark lectures on the early California pottery movement, its significance and its future through historic potteries. Design critic and author Amos Klausner introduces his new book HEATH CERAMICS: THE COMPLEXITY OF SIMPLICITY, (Chronicle Books) and leads a discussion with Clark and Heath Ceramics owners Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey. Heath ceramics, pottery, American, California, Garth Clark, Amos Klausner, Clark and Heath Ceramics, Robin Petravic, Catherine Bailey, Edith Heath, dinnerware, tiles, talk, long, public program |
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Andrea Palladio in AmericaThis exhibition explores the impact of the 16th-century Italian architect, Andrea Palladio, on American architecture. Among the objects on display are 16 large wooden scale models of villas and churches designed by Palladio, large scale photographs of the buildings as they appear today, and panels of photographs depicting important buildings in the United States that reflect Palladio's influence. Architecture, models, Italy, American, photographs, exhibitions |
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Two Hundred Years of American Architectural DrawingThis retrospective surveys two centuries of architectural drawings, including works by Thomas Jefferson, Charles Bullfinch, William Strickland, Richard Morris Hunt, Cass Gilbert, Richard Neutra, and Robert Venturi. Organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Architectural League of New York. Architecture, American, architectural drawings, traveling exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349837 |
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Close Observation: The Oil Sketches of Frederic E. ChurchA selection of 112 works from more than 500 oil sketches in the Museum's collection. The development of Church's mastery of the medium and as well as the maturation of his individual style can be seen in these sketches, some of which are preparations for larger works while others are finished works in themselves. Frederic Edwin Church, Hudson River School, American, oil paintings, sketches, traveling exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349617 |
