Early American Design Motifs

Early American Design Motifs

Author: Suzanne E. Chapman

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2003-09-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0486995739

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"Contains a new selection of designs from Early American design motifs by Suzanne E. Chapman, originally published ... in 1974"--P. [2] of cover.


Early American Design Motifs

Early American Design Motifs

Author: Suzanne E. Chapman

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13:

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Workers in Early American crafts selected their designs for applique work, ceramics, embroidery, quilting, stenciling, and wood carving from a variety of New World sources. This CD-ROM and book set reproduces 300 of these black-and-white motifs, including floral sprays, garlands, and wreaths, birds and animals, landscapes, and bowls of fruit.


Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico

Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico

Author: Jorge Enciso

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1953-01-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0486200841

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Numerous primitive designs from early Mexican cultures are reproduced to demonstrate native decorative ingenuity and inspire modern artists and designers


Early American Embroidery Designs

Early American Embroidery Designs

Author: Elizabeth M. Townshend

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1985-01-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0486249468

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This rare treasury of original embroidery designs dates from early days of the Republic. Nearly 200 beautiful and functional floral, vine, and basket motifs are featured in repeat patterns, spot designs, and more. While most of the patterns were probably intended for use with silk threads, several are particularly effective worked in wool.


American Folk Art Designs & Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

American Folk Art Designs & Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

Author: Joseph D'Addetta

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0486247171

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Today's artists, designers, and craftspeople turn to the charming and distinctive motifs of early American folk art time and time again for design inspiration. This rich collection includes more than 170 authentic designs adapted from objects in museums and private collections — from quilts, embroidery, and appliqué work to watercolor paintings, tinware, and gravestones. Captions provide information on the original objects from which the designs were drawn, the medium used, region of origin, and approximate date.


Traditional Animal Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

Traditional Animal Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

Author: Madeleine Orban-Szontagh

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0486274853

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Over 1,000 royalty-free illustrations of animals, birds, insects and creatures both real and fanciful as depicted in dozens of design traditions from Ancient Egyptian to Early American. Chinese dragons, Indian elephants, Egyptian scarab beetles, and hundreds more, arranged by category and identified by captions. Indispensable source of ready-to-use animal art for artists, illustrators, craftspeople, more.


Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860

Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860

Author: Rosemary Troy Krill

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2010-08-16

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0759119465

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Winterthur Museum is world renowned for its decorative arts collections and its exceptional educational programs. Adapted from the training materials developed at the museum, the revised and enhanced Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860: A Handbook for Interpreters is an indispensable guide for anyone involved with interpretation of decorative arts collections. Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 elucidates the principles of public interpretation, explains how to analyze objects, and defines the concept of style. Eighteen chapters provide comprehensive descriptions of decorative arts including furniture, ceramics, textiles, paintings and prints, metalwork, glass, and other objects. Many museums and historic sites display such collections to thousands of visitors annually. Guides, interpreters, educators, and collection managers will find this book a helpful summary and a guide to further research. This enhanced edition includes now includes a CD featuring beautiful color images of the more than 170 black-and-white photographs in the book, bringing the Winterthur collections to life on your computer and in your classroom. Published in cooperation with Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.


Books on Early American History and Culture, 1951-1960

Books on Early American History and Culture, 1951-1960

Author: Raymond D. Irwin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2006-01-30

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0313081972

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This volume is part of a series of annotated bibliographies on early American history, including North America and the Caribbean, from 1492 to 1815. It includes monographs, reference works, exhibition catalogues, and essay collections published between 1951 and 1960, which were reviewed in at least one of thirty-four historical journals. Each entry gives the name of the book, its author(s) or editor(s), publisher, date of publication, OCLC number(s), the Library of Congress call number, the Dewey class number, the number of times the book has been cited in the journal literature, and the number of OCLC member libraries that held the item as of August 2005. Following each detailed citation is a brief summary of the book and a list of journals in which the book has been reviewed. This volume contains chapters on general early American history, historiography and public history, geography and exploration, colonization, maritime history, Native Americans, race and slavery, gender, ethnicity, migration, labor and class, economics and business, society, families and children, rural life and agriculture, urban life, religion, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Constitution, politics and government, law, crime and punishment, diplomacy, military, ideas, literature, communication, education, science and medicine, visual arts and material culture, and performing arts. This volume is part of a series of annotated bibliographies on early American history, including North America and the Caribbean, from 1492 to 1815. It includes monographs, reference works, exhibition catalogues, and essay collections published between 1951 and 1960, which were reviewed in at least one of thirty-four historical journals. Each entry gives the name of the book, its author(s) or editor(s), publisher, date of publication, OCLC number(s), the Library of Congress call number, the Dewey class number, the number of times the book has been cited in the journal literature, and the number of OCLC member libraries that held the item as of August 2005. Following each detailed citation is a brief summary of the book and a list of journals in which the book has been reviewed. This volume contains chapters on general early American history, historiography and public history, geography and exploration, colonization, maritime history, Native Americans, race and slavery, gender, ethnicity, migration, labor and class, economics and business, society, families and children, rural life and agriculture, urban life, religion, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Constitution, politics and government, law, crime and punishment, diplomacy, military, ideas, literature, communication, education, science and medicine, visual arts and material culture, and performing arts. Through this volume, Irwin aims to make scholars, teachers, and students of early American history aware of books written in the field between 1951 and 1960. He offers descriptions and location aids for those works, and he directs users to reviews of the books. He also suggests which works in the field have had significant scholarly impact. This volume may boast extensive indexes by subject and author, thematic chapters, book summaries that cover subject matter, scope and, often, argument and approach, and OCLC accession numbers to aid in edition identification and book location.


American Folk Art Designs

American Folk Art Designs

Author: Joseph D'Addetta

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0486997871

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This collection of 309 authentic American folk art motifs (1710–1910) includes flowers, fruits, border designs, human figures, animals, birds, and more, rendered from textiles, furniture, paintings, tinware, ceramics, embroidery, and other sources.