Description |
xxi, 282 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. |
Note |
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs', organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, Chipstone Foundation, and American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation"--T.p. verso. |
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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Milwaukee Art Museum and four other institutions between May 2009 and Jan. 2011. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction / Sarah Fayen -- Memories, pleasures, and promises -- A corner in the study of Anna Katharine Green -- Grandeur never before experienced -- From casting about to a graceful writing set -- The Rohlf's furniture -- The true and false in furniture -- A new art and a new artist -- The city of light -- An artist who works in wood -- Twentieth-century progressive yet strictly American -- Growing old gracefully -- Appendix : Illustrations of works by Charles Rohlfs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
Subject |
Rohlfs, Charles, 1853-1936 -- Exhibitions.
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Furniture design -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Added Author |
Rohlfs, Charles, 1853-1936.
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Milwaukee Art Museum.
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ISBN |
9780300139099 (cloth: alk. paper) |
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0300139098 (cloth: alk. paper) |
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9780300145465 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0300145462 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000042989430 |
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