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Shaker Design: Out of this World

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Description for Shaker Design: Out of this World Hardback. Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the American Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most enduring, and successful utopian society established in America. This book presents an array of fine examples of Shaker furniture, household objects, textiles, religious drawings, and items made to sell to the 'world's people'. Series: Published in Association with the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1618.

An exploration of 200 years of Shaker design and spirituality, with new attention to Shaker influence on contemporary design

Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most extensive, enduring, and successful utopian society ever established in America. Leaving Manchester, England, in 1776 to avoid persecution, the Shakers crossed the Atlantic and during the next 50 years established 19 villages from Maine to Kentucky.

The Shakers were guided by the principles of utility, honesty, and order in both their work and worship, and this belief system influenced the ... Read more



Published in association with the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture


Exhibition Schedule:

Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture (March 13 – June 15, 2008)

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Product Details

Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Published in Association with the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design a
Condition
New
Weight
1617g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300137286
SKU
V9780300137286
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jean Burks
Jean Burks is senior curator, Shelburne Museum. She is the author of three definitive books on Shaker furniture, including most recently The Shaker Furniture Handbook.

Reviews for Shaker Design: Out of this World
"A substantial volume. . . . It is illustrated with a profusion of prime examples demonstrating the wide range of fascinating objects by this extraordinary sect."—Linda Rosenkrantz, Metropolitan News-Enterprise
Linda Rosenkrantz
Metropolitan News-Enterprise

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