Inspiring Reform,9780810963412

Inspiring Reform

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ISBN13: 9780810963412
ISBN10: 0810963418
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-02-01
Publisher(s): Harry N. Abrams
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Summary

Fine craftsmanship and handiwork, originality in design, aesthetic purity, and honest use of materials in both decorative and utilitarian objects were the ideals embraced by Boston's Society of Arts and Crafts. This book celebrates the organization's centenary with splendid examples of metalwork, jewelry textiles, furniture, ceramics, photography, and more. 273 illustrations, 52 in color. D.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS 9(5)
DIRECTOR'S PREFACE 14(3)
Susan M. Taylor
FOREWORD 17(15)
Marilee Boyd Meyer
TALKING OR WORKING: THE CONUNDRUM OF MORAL AESTHETICS IN BOSTON'S ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
32(10)
Edward S. Cooke, Jr.
"ALL WORKMEN, ARTISTS, AND LOVERS OF ART": THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, BOSTON
42(16)
Beverly K. Brandt
THE AESTHETICS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND THE PRESTIGE OF THE PAST: BOSTON FURNITURE-MAKING AND WOOD-CARVING
58(12)
Edward S. Cooke, Jr.
THE POTTER'S ART IN BOSTON: INDIVIDUALITY AND EXPRESSION
70(16)
Susan J. Montgomery
CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE: METALSMITHING IN NEW ENGLAND
86(14)
Jeannine Falino
HISTORIC INTERPRETATIONS: BOSTON'S ARTS AND CRAFTS JEWELRY
100(16)
Marilee Boyd Meyer
BOSTON AND THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS: TEXTILES
116(18)
Nicola J. Shilliam
A MILLENNIUM IN BOOK-MAKING: THE BOOK ARTS IN BOSTON
134(18)
Nancy Finlay
PICTORIALISM AND NATURALISM IN NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHY
152(13)
Anne E. Havinga
THE FLOURISH OF COLOR RELIEF PRINTMAKING IN NEW ENGLAND
165(40)
David Acton
CATALOGUE OF THE EXHIBITION 205(34)
ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHIES 239

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