In Praise of America: American Decorative Arts, 1650-1830 / Fifty Years of Discovery Since the 1929 Girl Scouts Loan Exhibition
NY: Knopf, 1980. Softbound. Color wraps. 280 pp. 52 color, 308 bw plates. VG, writing on front cover of previous owners' name in magic marker. Item #8473
ISBN: 0394509943
Chapters by Wendy A. Cooper include the documented object; the art of the upholstered object; special commissions; economics in fashion and workmanship; regionalism: old and new approaches; production outside of major style centers; and the classical impulse in early 19th century style. Also includes 7 pages of notes, an index, and lovely plates throughout.
Price: $29.97
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