Speaking of Furniture: Conversations with 14 American Masters
Warren Eames Johnson
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Description for Speaking of Furniture: Conversations with 14 American Masters
Hardback. A fascinating look at the history of studio furniture through the eyes of 14 immensely talented and distinctly different artist-craftspeople. Num Pages: 336 pages, 336 Colour, 48 B&W. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1778.
An engaging history of studio furniture, Speaking of Furniture: Conversations with 14 American Masters is a fresh, interesting, and in-depth examination of the modus operandi of 14 accomplished-and diverse-furniture makers.
The colourful, informative study includes expository conversations with James Krenov, Wendell Castle, Jere Osgood, Judy Kensley McKie, David Ebner, Richard Scott Newman, Hank Gilpin, Alphonse Mattia, John Dunnigan, Wendy Maruyama, James Schriber, Timothy S. Philbrick, Michael Hurwitz, and Thomas Hucker. The insightful interviews illuminate how these creative and gifted craftspeople arrived professionally and what their craft means to them individually.
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An engaging history of studio furniture, Speaking of Furniture: Conversations with 14 American Masters is a fresh, interesting, and in-depth examination of the modus operandi of 14 accomplished-and diverse-furniture makers.
The colourful, informative study includes expository conversations with James Krenov, Wendell Castle, Jere Osgood, Judy Kensley McKie, David Ebner, Richard Scott Newman, Hank Gilpin, Alphonse Mattia, John Dunnigan, Wendy Maruyama, James Schriber, Timothy S. Philbrick, Michael Hurwitz, and Thomas Hucker. The insightful interviews illuminate how these creative and gifted craftspeople arrived professionally and what their craft means to them individually.
... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Artist Book Foundation United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1769g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780988855717
SKU
V9780988855717
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99-15
About Warren Eames Johnson
Based in East Hampton, New York, Pritam & Eames is associated with the finest work in American furniture making since 1981. As the country's oldest established gallery connected with the American studio furniture movement, they represent a distinguished group of artist-craftspeople. Edward S. Cooke, Jr. is the Charles F. Montgomery Professor of American Decorative ... Read more
Reviews for Speaking of Furniture: Conversations with 14 American Masters
Speaking of Furniture presents insightful interviews between gallery owners Bebe Pritam Johnson and Warren Eames Johnson and 14 master furniture makers they have represented
all core, second-generation figures in the scantily examined American Studio Furniture movement. Dating from 1991, the transcripts focus on each designer's biography and reasons for entering te field; problems delayed publication, but each interview contains a ... Read more
all core, second-generation figures in the scantily examined American Studio Furniture movement. Dating from 1991, the transcripts focus on each designer's biography and reasons for entering te field; problems delayed publication, but each interview contains a ... Read more