Folk Art from the American Museum in Britain
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- 出版社 Scala Publishers Ltd
- 出版时间 2011年4月
- ISBN 9781857596762
- 定价 354.30
内容简介
'Folkart'isamisunderstoodterminBritain,oftenindiscriminatinglyusedasasynonymfor'unsophisticated'or'amateur'.AtTheAmericanMuseuminBritain,housedinClavertonManorontheoutskirtsoftheGeorgiancityofBath,itsAmericancontextisconveyed:theartisticlegacyoftheartisanandamateurinpre-industrialAmerica,withpiecesoftencraftedforconstructiveuse-suchasbirddecoys,weathervanes,andtradesigns.Largelydatingfromthelateeighteenthtoearlytwentiethcenturies,theAmericanMuseum'sfolkartcollectionincludesover200Americanquiltsand40canvaspaintingsfromtheearlynineteenthcentury.Therearealsodiversesculptedpieces:largetradefigures;aship'sfigureheaddepictingaMohawkwarrior;gildedmetalweathervanesintheguiseofNativeAmericanbowmen;alatenineteenth-centurycarouselgiraffe;andacarvedeaglethoughttobetheworkofWilhelmSchimmel.ThisbeautifullyillustratedandimportantbookprovidesanintroductiontothedistinctlyAmericanaestheticoffolkart.
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