Product Description

The American Arts and Crafts Movement is one of the most exciting and inspiring chapters in the history of the decorative arts. Rooted in the English movement of the same name, it flourished when transplanted to American soil at the turn of the century. With Gustav Stickley as its moving spirit, the Arts and Crafts Movement eventually included such notable designers, architects, and firms as Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Adelaide Alsop Robineau, Greene and Greene, the Rookwood pottery, Elbert Hubbard's Roycroft Shops, and Louis Sullivan. Together they forged a new, forward-looking aesthetic that was much more than a particular style: it was a philosophy of life, promoting physical and moral well-being.

The American Arts and Crafts Movement was responsible for sweeping changes in attitudes toward the decorative arts, and it fostered the beginnings of twentieth-century design. This book is both a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the movement and a sumptuous photographic collection of Arts and Crafts masterpieces. Pictured here in more than 130 color photographs are stained glass, furniture, silver and metalwork, ceramics, textiles, lighting, and more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #136274 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From Library Journal
Rejecting cheap, mass-produced items as aesthetically unappealing, the Arts and Crafts Movement integrated beauty and practicality by using quality materials and construction to create household objects with simple, straightforward designs. This book showcases these skillfully crafted objects, featuring furniture, ceramics, metal and silver, lighting and windows, and miscellaneous items in numerous beautiful illustrations. Separate chapters examine the designers, architects, and firms that offered various interpretations of the movement's philosophy. Libraries will want to consider, given the renewed interest in the craft-as-art debate. Judith Yankielun Lind, Free P.L., Berkeley Heights, N.J.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

New England Antiques Journal, May 2003
Comprehensive and authoritative...A wonderful photographic collection of Arts and Crafts masterpieces.

About the Author
Tod M. Volpe and Beth Cathers have been collectors, dealers, and scholars in the field of Arts and Crafts for many years, and Alastair Duncan is well known for his various books on aspects of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.