American Furniture 2005 (American Furniture Annual)

Book info: American Furniture 2005 (American Furniture Annual) (Paperback, 294 pages) – Chipstone Foundation, 2005. 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 ContentsEditorial Statement -- Luke BeckerditeEarly Rhode Island Turning -- Erik Kyle Gronning and Dennis Andrew CarrMannerism in Early America Furniture: Connoisseurship, Intention, and Theatricality -- Glenn AdamsonStructure, Style, and Evolution: The Sack Back Windsor Armchair -- David PesuitNew York Card Tables, 1800-1825 -- Philip D. ZimmermanFashioning Furniture and Framing Community: Woodworkers and the Rise of a Connecticut River Valley Town -- Joshua W. Lane and Donald P. White, IIIBOOK REVIEWSConnecticut Valley Furniture: Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries, 1750-1800, Thomas P. Kugelman and Alice K. Kugelman, with Robert Lionetti, et. al.review by William HolseyJohn Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker, Morrison H. Heckscher, with assistance of Lori Zabarreview by Gerald W. R. WardThe Artisan of Ipswich: Craftsmanship and Continuity in Colonial New England, Robert Tarulereview by Barbara McLean WardThe Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour, Robert D. Mussey, Jr.review by Philip ZeaFortress fo the Soul: Violence, Metaphysics and Material Life in the Huguenots' New World, 1517-1751, Neil Kamilreview by Robert F. TrentRecent Writings on American Furniture: A Bibliography -- Gerald W. R. WardIndex About the Author Luke Beckerdite is a decorative arts consultant living in Williamsburg, Virginia.