FEATURES 203 Proud Chariots and Golden Coaches 207 The Sicilian Carretta 2'15 The Days of the Great Fire, Part Two A Victorian Coaching Gentleman Henry Alken, Sporting Artist Walnut Hill 2004 2·19 222 226 The 2004 Cannon Carriage Classic 233 The CAA Kentucky Relocation Fund DEPARTMENTS 202 The View from the Box 211 Memories ... Mostly Horsy 214 From the CMA Library Archives 224 The Road Behind: Proper Turnout 234 Book Reviews
Drawing on the natural folk art tendencies of children, who love to collect buttons, bottle caps, shells, and Popsicle sticks to create beautiful, imperfect art, this activity guide teaches kids about the history of this organic art and offers inspiration for them to create their own masterpieces. The full breadth of American folk art is surveyed, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and textiles from the 17th century through today. Making bubblegum wrapper chains, rag dolls, bottle cap sculptures, decoupage boxes, and folk paintings are just a few of the activities designed to bring out the artist in every child. Along the way kids learn about the lives of Americans throughout history and their casual relationships to everyday art as they cut stencils, sew needlepoint samplers, draw calligraphy birds, and design quilts. Important folk artists such as the last surviving Shakers, the legendary Grandma Moses, and the Reverend Howard Finster are also explored in sidebars throughout the book.
The View from the Box . . . . . . The Carriage Collection of Edward Brooke . The Herdic Coach . . . . . . . . . The Stable at "Set Fair" . Memories, Mostly Horsy The Scheidel Carriage Collection . Wheel Making Made Easy . Carriage for Hire : . The Eighteenth Century Carriages of Colonial Williamsburg . . . . . . . . Let's Not be Stubborn About Those Mules . The Vanderbilt Stables at "Idle Hour" . Questions & Answers . Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . · · The Carriage Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Success of the Edinburgh-Manchester Coach Run . Sandpoint. . . . . . : . . . · An Analysis of the Mechanics of Carriage Brakes
Profusely illustrated text discusses such antique and collectible items as folk art, games, golf clubs, greeting cards, guns, hatpins, hats, and hooked rugs.
While literally hundreds of books exist on the subject of "cartographic" maps, The Art of Illustrated Maps is the first book EVER to fully explore the world of conceptual, "imaginative" mapping. Author John Roman refers to illustrated maps as "the creative nonfiction of cartography," and his book reveals how and why the human mind instinctively recognizes and accepts the artistic license evoked by this unique art form. Drawing from numerous references, The Art of Illustrated Maps traces the 2000-year history of a specialized branch of illustration that historians claim to be "the oldest variety of primitive art." This book features the dynamic works of many professional map artists from around the world and documents the creative process as well as the inspirations behind contemporary, 21st-century illustrated maps.
View From the Box 2 The Reader's Forum 3 Position on the Box Seat 4 The Frick Family and Its Carriages . The Making of "Clayton's" Carriage Museum . The Carriage Collection at "Clayton" . Walnut Hill's 20th Anniversary . The Four-Horse Whip and How to Use It . Restoration of the Berg Carriage . Make Your Own Driving Apron . The Problem of Cracking of Paint Finishes . Driving Around the World . Memories-Mostly Horsy . From Wheelbarrows to Wagons-The Studebakers . Horses in Argentina . Driving-Seat Boxes . 'Turnout ··················································· Fashion Plates . Questions and Answers
Russian Folk Art surveys the traditions, styles, and functions of the many objects made by Russian peasant artists and artisans. Placing the objects within the settings in which folk artists worked -- the peasant household, the village, and the local market -- Alison Hilton discusses the principal media artists employed and the items they produced, from dippers and goblets to clothing and window frames. Emphasizing the balance between time-honored forms and techniques and the creativity of individual artists, the book explores how images and designs helped to form a Russian esthetic identity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Abundantly illustrated with examples from Russian museums, Russian Folk Art is a treasure for anyone interested in Russian culture.
`The perfect guide to this tremendous city' OBSERVER Written with unfailing common sense, as well as insight and affection... the perfect guide to this tremendous city OBSERVER A true traveller's companion and friend SUNDAY TELEGRAPH For more thanthirty years Michael Leapman has been intimately involved with New York as a journalist, resident or frequent visitor. Here he takes readers with him on a series of walks through the heart of Manhattan and beyond, explaining howit came to be the world's most fabulous city, as well as revealing its present-day secrets. When the original edition of this incomparable guide was published in 1983, it won the Thomas Cook award as the guide book of the year. After he revised it in 1991 it was chosen by New York Magazine as the best of nearly a hundred books about the city. Now he has been back to retrace his steps. Thoroughly updated, this book is packed with inspiration, revelation, and sound practical advice. MICHAEL LEAPMAN lived in New York for seven years, as correspondent for The Times, reporting perceptively on the city's delights and foibles. He continues to visit New York regularly and to write about it for magazines and other newspapers. This is a reissue of a book first published in 1983 and last revised in 2000. It therefore includes references to and descriptions of the World Trade Center. These have been left in for historical interest.
SHOULD IT BE HARNESS OR HARNESSES? HISTORY OF THE CARRIAGE ASSOCIATION THE NAMING OF CARRIAGES A HISTORY OF CARRIAGES QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM THE FARMER AND THE HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLE REVIVAL OF AN OLD PROBLEM THE RESTORATION OF CARRIAGES THE HUB WHAT SOME OF US ARE DOING THE WARRENTON CONFERENCE DID YOU KNOW? TRADING POST
