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Great Road Style
Betsy K. White
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Description for Great Road Style
Hardback. Linked historically, culturally, and geographically, the counties that make up southwestern Virginia and northeastern Tennessee are also connected by a shared decorative arts tradition, popularly called the "Great Road Style". Lavishly illustrated with examples, this book takes readers on a tour of the region's striking material culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 197 colour illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 1KBBSN; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1397.
Linked historically, culturally, and geographically, the counties that make up southwestern Virginia and northeastern Tennessee are also connected by a shared decorative arts tradition. ""Great Road Style,"" so called because of the region's historical importance as a stage route connecting the eastern seaboard with the western frontier, is evidenced in distinctive forms of furniture, ceramics, textiles, and metalwork. Yet until now, the area's rugged geography - and the isolation of its communities - has prevented systematic documentation of its decorative artifacts. With ""Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee"", Betsy K. White takes readers ... Read more
Linked historically, culturally, and geographically, the counties that make up southwestern Virginia and northeastern Tennessee are also connected by a shared decorative arts tradition. ""Great Road Style,"" so called because of the region's historical importance as a stage route connecting the eastern seaboard with the western frontier, is evidenced in distinctive forms of furniture, ceramics, textiles, and metalwork. Yet until now, the area's rugged geography - and the isolation of its communities - has prevented systematic documentation of its decorative artifacts. With ""Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee"", Betsy K. White takes readers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813923529
SKU
V9780813923529
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About Betsy K. White
Betsy K. White is Executive Director of the William King Regional Arts Center in Abingdon, Virginia.
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