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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 745.097309033
EAN: 9780300119657
ISBN: 0300119658
Label: Marquand Books
Manufacturer: Marquand Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 428
Publication Date: December 01, 2006
Publisher: Marquand Books
Studio: Marquand Books
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American folk art and decorative arts from the early years of the Republic are telling indicators of family traditions, aesthetic values, and household customs of the young nation. Showing us how creative and consumer cultures from the old world were transformed in the new, Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence presents more than two hundred examples of American folk art and decorative arts created in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Drawn from the extraordinary Jane Katcher Collection, the book features familiar expressions of American folk art—portraits and carvings, quilts and needlework, weathervanes and whirligigs, family records and calligraphy, ceramics, furniture, baskets, and toys—as well as the unexpected—valentines, friendship albums, and keepsakes woven from the hair of loved ones.
A distinguished group of scholars discuss these objects within the context of historical, economic, and social issues as well as aesthetics.. There are also explorations of craft methods and artistic strategies practiced by the artists and artisans represented in the collection. Separate essays on the Shaker and the Pennsylvania-German communities concentrate on the unique features of their material cultures and their religious and social orientations.
With more than 100 previously unpublished works, this generously illustrated book is essential for anyone interested in American folk art or decorative arts.
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- A Treasure - Expressions of Innocence and EloquenceEXPRESSIONS OF INNOCENCE AND ELOQUENCE: SELECTIONs From the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana was given as a gift. Recepient was delighted. Especially interesting was how Jane Katcher began her collection and her descriptions of the treasures.
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- a fascinating bookI read the book cover to cover immediately and was totally engaged. To miss the beauty and joy in these examples of folk art is impossible.
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- An elegant catalogue of an important collection of AmericanaThe book is a delight to look at but more importantly it is an essential reference catalogue of the Katcher collection.
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- Expressions of Innocence & EloquenceA beautiful book for the Folk Art enthusiast! Photography is fantastic and includes so many items that have not been published before. Wonderful!
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- Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of AmericanaWell produced book with excellent photography. The essays by noted folk art experts was a great concept however they were primarily geared towards historical context and overall presentation of photographed works in the book.
A better format would have been these same individuals critiquing the relative merits of the pieces -- their strengths and their weaknesses, thus defining clearer for the reader how to assess the overall merits and quality of differing pieces within a sub-group ... Read More
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