18th Century Nantucket - A Loan Exhibition
Nantucket Historical Society, 1976. Softbound. Blue wraps. 24 pp., 11 bw plates. A small, interesting catalogue published to accompany an exhibition at the Nantucket Historical Society. More
Museum Exhibitions - American Decorative Arts
The Art Alliance of America: Exhibition of Work by Master Craftsmen
New York: The Art Alliance Galleries, 1917. Softcover. Cream stapled wraps with black lettering; small brochure; 22 pp. with no illustrations;. An extensive list of the craftsmen and women with decorative artworks on display from November to December, along with a list of their items. More
Crossing Boundariess
Waterloo, Ontario: Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, 1999. Hardbound. Original teal wraps coverd in teal library buckram; 56 pp. with color images throughout. The catalogue of The Enamalist Society International Juried Student Exhibition '99. More
Loan Exhibition of Early American Furniture and the Decorative Crafts: for the benefit of Free Hospital for Women, Brookline, Mass. / held at the Park Square Building, December eight to twenty-nine, 1925.
Boston: McGrath-Sherrill Press, 1925. Hardcover. Brownish boards. 100 pp. 9 bw plates. Contains ADDENDA pamphlet in the back of book. Exhibition includes furniture, silver, painting, prints, glass, ceramics, textiles, silver, pewter and lighting. Comprised mostly of checklist. Brief introduction by Edwin Hipkiss. Has addenda in pocket at back. More
Newport of the Past, 1740-1840
Newport County, Rhode Island: The Preservation Society of Newport County, 1947. Softcover. Off-white illus. stapled wraps; 18 pp.; No illustrations. Catalogue of the exhibition held in the Old Colony House August 4 - September 7, 1947, which featured collections of furniture, silver, and other housewares. Some of the larger collections..... More
Report of the third annual fair of the American Institute of the City of New-York, held at Masonic Hall, October, 1830 : with a list of premiums, and a catalogue of all the articles exhibited, by whom made and sold, with the duties imposed on similar commodities.
New York: Printed by J. Seymour, 49 John-Street, 1830. Paperback. Sewn sheets, removed from a larger bound volume long ago. 32 pp., no illustrations. An exceedingly scarce resource listing the makers and contributors of many, many household and daily products, as well as samples of the fine arts. 309 items..... More
Sculpture 1961
New York: Lever House / Sculptors Guild, Inc., 1961. Paperback. Red and white stapled card wraps. [80] pp. 72 BW plates. Catalogue of an exhibition held October 17-November 12, 1961. A volume of sculptures by many American and European artists. More
Accumulation & Display: Mass Marketing Household Goods in America, 1880-1920
Winterthur, DE: Winterthur Museum, 1986. Softbound. Black and grey printed covers, 156 pp., BW illustrations throughout. Issued in conjunction with a 1986 exhibition based largely on the trade catalogue collections of Winterthur Museum. With essats about trade catalogues by E. Richard McKinistry and Kenneth L. Ames. The annotated catalogue lists..... More
Needles and Threads: Women's Handiwork, Men's Craftmanship
Baltimore, Maryland: Homewood House Museum, 2001. Softcover. Color illus. stapled wraps; 22 pp.; 12 bw figures; Back cover folds out, includes 3 color plates. From the exhibition held September 6 - November 25, 2001; Needleworks, sewing accoutrements, and work tables created between 1790 and 1840 in and around Baltimore, Maryland..... More
Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898
Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum / The Monacelli Press, 2013. Softcover. glossy, color pictorial wraps w/ French flaps, 224 pp., many color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2013-2015 exhibition, the first "to explore the private lives, power struggles, and collecting practices of Spain's New World elite living under colonial rule..... More
40 Under 40: craft futures
Washington, D.C. Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum / Yale University Press, 2012. Hardcover. Cream canvas with green numbers on front cover, 260 pp., many color & BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2012-2013 exhibition that "examines the expanding role of the handmade in contemporary culture through..... More
Two Towns: Concord & Wethersfield - A Comparative Exhibition of Regional Culture 1635-1850, Volume 1
Concord, Massachusetts: Concord Antiquarian Museum, 1982. Softcover. Color-illus. wraps with black lettering on spine. 176 pp. with 16 color plates and 321 bw illus. Catalogue from the exhibitions held in three locations between February 1982 and January 1983. With research and catalogue entries by an army of people. Includes an..... More
The Sphinx and the Lotus: The Egyptian Movement In American Decorative Arts 1865-1935
Yonkers, New York: Hudson River Museum, 1990. Softcover. Black illus. wraps; Staple-bound; 55 pp.; 43 bw figures. Accompanied the exhibition held February 4 - April 29, 1990; Includes essays on Revivalism and the Egyptian movement and the Egyptian movement in American Decorative Arts; Extensive annotations. More
Design (does not equal) Art: Functional Objects from Donald Judd to Rachel Whiteread
London/New York: Merrell, 2004. Hardcover. Gray boards with white stamped spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with cream lettering. 215 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from September 10, 2004 - February 27, 2005 at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. More
California Ceramics and Glass, 1974
Oakland, California: The Oakland Museum, 1974. Softcover. Off-white illus. wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 70 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Accompanied a competitive show held at The Oakland Museum; Includes works by Jim C. Adamson, Michael Arntz, Donald Carlson, Bernadette Cole, Gary Dutton, Ron Judd, and many others; Includes brief biographical information..... More
Across the Grain: Turned and Carved Wood
Worcester, MA: Fuller Craft Museum, 2013. Paperback. Color-illustrated softcover with white lettering. 48 pp. Color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Fuller Craft Museum from April 10 to September 22, 2013. More
The Bauhaus Era in Germany and America
Washington, D.C. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1986. Softcover. Velo bind, card covers. 24 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. Documents from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution : an exhibition, Boston Public Library November 12-December 31, 1986. Scarce. More
The Decorative Arts of New Hampshire 1725-1825
Manchester, NH: Currier Gallery of Art, 1964. Paperback. Brown wraps with white illustration and lettering. 73 pp. 106 BW plates. Annotated catalogue listing of 173 works, with a four-page introduction by Richard Randall, Jr. Majority of the items are furniture, but also includes clocks, silver, glass, pottery, and a few..... More
In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans and The Aesthetic Movement
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Rizzoli, 1986. Hardcover. Crimson cloth, cream & color illus. dust jacket, 511 pp. 94 color, 426 bw illus. A monumental exhibition catalogue. Essays written by: Roger B. Stein (Artifact as Ideology: The Aesthetic Movement in Its American Cultural Context); Catherine Lynn (Decorating Surfaces..... More
Misterios
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The University of the Arts, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Black wraps, and French flaps, 160 pp., many color illus. Issued in conjunction with several 2007 exhibitions of student art inspired by Colonial Mexican artifacts. 61 University students were given the chance to examine pieces and to create their..... More
At Home in Manhattan: Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression
New Haven, Conn. Yale University Art Gallery, 1983. Softbound. Color wraps. 123 pp. 81 mostly bw plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1983-1984 exhibition -- the first "in several decades to highlight the works of major American designers active in New York City during the late 1920s. Including eighty-one objects..... More
At Home in Manhattan: Modern Decorative Arts, 1925 to the Depression
New Haven, Conn. Yale University Art Gallery, 1983. Softcover. Teal and color-illustrated wraps with black lettering. 123 pp. BW and color illustrations. Issued in conjunction with a 1983-1984 exhibition -- the first "in several decades to highlight the works of major American designers active in New York City during the..... More
Wallace Nutting and The Invention of Old America
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Hardbound. Brown cloth w/ color pictorial DJ, xi, 228 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw and color. For devotees of American decorative arts, Wallace Nutting (1861-1941) needs little introduction. A Congregational minister turned author, photographer, and wildly successful entrepreneur, Nutting was the principal authority on..... More
After the Chinese Taste: China's Influence in America, 1730-1930
Salem, MA: Peabody Museum of Salem, 1985. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps; xi, 79 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw, with 8 color plates. "This books is the second of two exhibitions with catalogues undertaken to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Massachusetts' entry into the China trade. The exhibitions were originally planned..... More
The Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America
Toledo: Toledo Museum of Art, 2002. Hardcover. Gray cloth boards with black stamped lettering. Glossy white and color-illustrated dust jacket with gray and black lettering. 234 pp. 163 color and 54 BW illustrations. Contents: Pioneering the alliance of art and industry : the Toledo Museum of Art / Julie A...... More