American Furniture 2004 (American Furniture Annual)

Book info: American Furniture 2004 (American Furniture Annual) (Paperback, 316 pages) – Chipstone Foundation, 2004. Language: English.

Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the 17th century to the present.Table of ContentsA Table's Tale: Craft, Art and Opportunity in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia - Luke Beckerdite and Alan MillerThe Account Book of Benjamin Baker - Dennis Andrew CarrHigh Craft Along the Mohawk: Early Woodwork from the Albany Area of New York - Robert F. Trent, Alan Miller, Glenn Adamson, and Harry Mack Truax IIJohn Singleton Copley's Furniture and the Art of Invention - Jonathan PrownSouthern Sophistication on the Early Frontier: The Inlaid Furniture of Washington County, Ohio, 1788-1825 - Andrew RichmondOpulence Abroad: HonoréLannuier's Gilded Furniture in Trinidad de Cuba - Peter M. KennyBOOK REVIEWSCincinnati Art-Carved Furniture and Interiors, Jennifer L. Howe, editor - Kenneth L. AmesNature, Form, and Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima - Thomas A. Denenberg About the Author Luke Beckerdite is a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia.