William Woodward
William Woodward

Author: George Schmidt

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2011-07-05

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0615298400

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"William Woodward was a powerful force in New Orleans and the art world. His legacy endures. This book is a compilation of his work, spanning his career as an artist. The authors of the essays in this book--all well known and respected in their fields--offer their own unique perspectives on Woodward, his life, his influence, and his art" --Dust jacket flap.

American Self-taught
American Self-taught

Author: Frank Maresca

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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Cent peintres autodidactes américains du vingtième siècle - incluant Victor Duena, la Soeur Gertrude Morgan, Henry Darger et Freddie Brice, avec 260 reproductions toutes en couleurs de leurs oeuvres.

Jansen Furniture
Jansen Furniture

Author: James Archer Abbott

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13:

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The name Jansen is synonymous with exclusivity in interior design. The Jansen firm catered to the desires and ambitions of society's elite, including monarchs of England, Belgium, Holland, and Spain, and established an unrivalled network of satellite off

Self-taught Artists of the 20th Century
Self-taught Artists of the 20th Century

Author: Elsa Weiner Longhauser

Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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Today the work of so-called "outsider" artists is receiving unprecedented attention. This major critical appraisal of America's 20th-century self-taught artists coincides with a major 1998 traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of American Folk Art in New York. While some of these artists have received critical recognition, others remain virtually unknown, following their muse regardless. 150 color images.

Classical Taste in America 1800-1840
Classical Taste in America 1800-1840

Author: Wendy A. Cooper

Publisher: Abbeville Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Middle class. From elegant Grecian couches with Roman paw feet, to diminutive pressed glass salts ornamented with classical chariots and cornucopia, few aspects of American material life escaped the classical craze. The text of this fascinating volume delves into the symbolic and material significance of classicism in American life, the adaptation antique forms and motifs by American craftsmen and consumers, and the vernacularization of classicism. The material.