"The Art That is Life"(1st Edition) The Arts & Crafts Movements in America, 1875-1920 by WendyKaplan, Et Al., Eileen Boris Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 1998 by Bulfinch Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8212-2554-7, ISBN: 0-8212-2554-5
"One of the most significant and far-reaching movements in American art, the Arts & Crafts movement transformed American attitudes toward design, the home, and the work process by emphasizing how to make objects and live with them. Decorative objects from the movement, an immensely popular era of American art, are much-sought-after collectibles.This lavish, beautifully designed book, originally published in 1987 in conjunction with a lan ..."
"Physical description; 216 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p. 208-211. Summary; This volume surveys the highly influential Arts and Crafts design movement--which embraced architecture, furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and books--in Britain, America and Europe. Although the styles adopted by the movement were diverse, its leading architects, artists and craft-designers, including William ..."
"The first assessment of the truly international influence of the Arts and Crafts movement, published to accompany a groundbreaking exhibition. At the turn of the last century, the Arts and Crafts movement transformed not only how objects looked but also how people looked at objects. It provided a framework for essential issues that are still debated today: the conflict between standardization and individuality, the question of whether a ..."
Designing Modernity(1st Edition) The Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945 by WendyKaplan, Wolfsonian Foundation Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 1995 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-23706-9, ISBN: 0-500-23706-9
"Written by leading social and art historians, Designing Modernity is published to accompany a major traveling exhibition organized by the Wolfsonian, a Miami institution dedicated to examining the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 and 1945. Containing over 400 illustrations of the Wolfsonian's unique collection of objects, the book looks at the different ways that political, industrial and cul ..."
Scottish Art and Design(1st Edition) 5,000 Years by WendyKaplan Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 1991 by Harry N Abrams ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-3818-2, ISBN: 0-8109-3818-9
"Subjects
Art, Scottish.
Art -- Scotland.
Design -- Scotland."
Scotland Creates 5000 years of art and design. by WendyKaplan Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 1990 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN-13: 978-0-297-83062-7, ISBN: 0-297-83062-7
"In 1951, designer Greta Magnusson Grossman observed that California design was "not a superimposed style, but an answer to present conditions.... It has developed out of our own preferences for living in a modern way." California design influenced the material culture of the entire country, in everything from architecture to fashion. This generously illustrated book, wh ..."
"Architect, interior designer, furniture designer, painter, and graphic artist, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) was a modern Renaissance man. This far-ranging book by the leading scholars in the field offers new information and ideas about many aspects of Mackintosh's work: his famous tea rooms, his distinctive furniture, and his evocative paintings. In addition, individual chapters are devoted to his two most remarkable surviving ..."
"Contributors. Alan Crawford is a freelance architectural historian living in London.
His publications include Charles Rennie Mackintosh (for the World of Art series),
Charles Robert Ashbee: Architect, Designer and Romantic Socialist, and By ..."
Poetry to the Earth The Arts & Crafts Movement in Deerfield by Suzanne L. Flynt, WendyKaplan Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2013 by Hudson Hills ISBN-13: 978-1-55595-383-6, ISBN: 1-55595-383-2
"A 1903 article in Gustav Stickley's The Craftsman declared that "Deerfield is sending all over the country beautiful things...to bring back something of lost poetry to the earth."This book will appeal to aficionados of American folk arts, decorative arts, textile history, and the Arts and Craft movement.Suzanne Flynt, curator of Memorial Hall Museum, has authored the story of this beautiful Massachusetts town that shows how Deerfield pl ..."
The Encyclopedia of Arts and Crafts The International Arts Movement 1850-1920 by WendyKaplan Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2005 by Knickerbocker Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-57715-048-0, ISBN: 1-57715-048-1
"This comprehensive survey places the multi-faceted Arts and Crafts movement within its historical, cultural, and artistic context, with full coverage of major figures, their aims and ambitions, and the work they created. Over 350 detailed illustrations. Virtually every area of the style is represented including architecture, furniture, lighting, glasswork, pottery, tile, and graphic design."
"21 Many of lustig's designs reflected his deep interest in modern art, especially
biomorphic Surrealism, through which he ... Group grew from lustig's classes,
where students discussed his belief that modern graphic design should engage
with ... of the ten chapters of the book.23 He used “printer's flowers” (decorative
motifs traditionally used for border decorations), ... with El lissitzky and other
Soviet designers of the 1920s. ..."
The MIT Press Ser. California Design, 1930-1965 : Living in a Modern Way by WendyKaplan Encuadernación Desconocida, 360 Pages, Published 2011 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-29986-2, ISBN: 0-262-29986-0
"Curatorial Assistant Staci Steinberger was integral to all aspects of the exhibition
and catalogue planning. Her extraordinary research prowess, organizational gifts
, diplomatic skills, and keen eye were essential to the selection of objects, their
documentation for the catalogue, and their installation in the exhibition. Curatorial
Administrator Lacy Simkowitz mastered the many details of the exhibition—
especially the coordination ..."
"Ten new and important essays on design cover Modernism's fortunes in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Britain, Spain, Belgium and the USA; they range in subject matter from world fairs and everyday domestic objects to American West coast architecture and French and Italian furniture.With essays by Tim Benton, Gillian Naylor, Penny Sparke, Wendy Kaplan, Clive Wainwright, Martin Gaughan, Guy Julier, Mimi Wilms, Julian Holder and Paul Greenhalgh."T ..."
Designing Modernity The Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945: Selections from the Wolfsonian by WendyKaplan Paperback, Published 1995 by Thames And Hudson ISBN-13: 978-1-299-51777-6, ISBN: 1-299-51777-3
"This book is in good shape with few minor blemishes on the cover from normal use."
The Art That Is Life(1st Edition) The Arts and Crafts Movement in America 1875-1920 by WendyKaplan Paperback, Published 1987 by Museum Of Fine Arts Boston ISBN-13: 978-0-87846-265-0, ISBN: 0-87846-265-1
"A history of the Arts and Crafts movement in the U.S.A. Tear along edge of front cover. xiv, 410 pages. stiff paper wrappers. 4to.."