American Furniture, 1650-1840 - (Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art) by Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"American Furniture, 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art show early American furniture participated in an international visual language. This volume provides an important resource for scholars of American furniture, illuminates the cultural and mercantile life of the fledgling nation, and offers a lively introduction to the donors, curators, and personalities who have shaped the institution from its earliest days to the present"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The creation of an American furniture style at a crossroads of transatlantic trade</b> <p/><i>American Furniture, 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art</i> is the first publication dedicated to one of the finest collections of its type in the country. Best known for furniture by artisans from Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania, the museum's collection includes significant examples from cities and regions farther afield. Interpretive texts for each work focus on design sources, showing how early American furniture participated in an international visual language. A vibrant local economy was bolstered by coastal trade bringing Caribbean mahogany and European imports that continued to influence local production. By the 1740s Philadelphia had developed a distinctive idiom and led the developing nation in style and aesthetics. This volume provides an important resource for scholars of American furniture, illuminates the cultural and mercantile life of the fledgling nation, and offers a lively introduction to the donors, curators, and personalities who have shaped the institution from its earliest days to the present.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Handsome . . . an engaging and beautifully made book . . . a volume to settle in with, and refer back to again and again . . . a book that will reward close reading and bring joy."--Peter M. Kenny, <i>Magazine Antiques</i> <p/><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley </b>is the Montgomery-Garvan Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.</p>
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