Classical Taste in America, 1800-1840
Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1993. Softbound. Siena and color illus. wraps. 308 pp. 103 bw, 139 color plates. VG, may have light corner wear or spine creasing. Item #8113
ISBN: 9781558595446
The most comprehensive exhibition devoted to this topic since the Newark Museum's exhibition in 1963. Terrific color plates, precise and well-documented research, and a stunning selection of decorative arts. Essays include: Sources of Inspiration: The European Influence; Proper Amusements of the Virtuous: Public and Private Collecting; From The Stores of Antiquity: Furniture and Furnishings; Machines Introduce Muses to The Masses: The Popular Dissemination; American Heroes: Classical Style (Public and Domestic Virtue). Extensive Notes section. Catalogue from the exhibition of June - Sept. 1993.
OCLC: 27728184
Price: $20.00