Carl and Karin Larsson
Carl and Karin Larsson

Author: Michael Snodin

Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780821227138

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Presents the first comprehensive English book about Carl Larsson, Sweden's best-loved artist, and his wife Karin, a textile designer, who revolutionized interior design and established a Swedish-inspired style that continues to attract a worldwide following. Original. 10,000 first printing.

A Home
A Home

Author: Carl Larsson

Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Sixteen of Larsson's watercolors of his home and family are accompanied by text explaining the pictures and something of the life of this great Swedish artist.

A Family
A Family

Author: Carl Larsson

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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-- Stunning watercolour paintings by one of Sweden's best-loved artists-- Fascinating insight into Swedish rural and artistic life in the late nineteenth century-- Accompanied by an explanatory text giving more detail about his life and techniquesCarl Larsson is one of Sweden's best-loved artists. His stunning watercolours of his home and family from the end of the nineteenth century are acclaimed as one of the richest records of life at that time.The paintings in this book all depict Larsson's family: his wife Karin and their eight children. The accompanying text provides a fascinating insight into Larsson family life, and Carl's painting techniques.Today, over 60, 000 tourists a year visit Sundborn to admire Larsson's home and work.

Nineteenth-Century Nationalisms and Emotions in the Baltic Sea Region
Nineteenth-Century Nationalisms and Emotions in the Baltic Sea Region

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-07-19

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9004467327

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This volume explores the production of loss in nationalist discourses during the long nineteenth century in the Baltic Sea region – how the notion of loss was charged with emotions in political writings, lectures, novels, paintings, letters and diaries.

The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper

Author: Kate Morton

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-07-16

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1439152810

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A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title.

Swedish Wooden Toys
Swedish Wooden Toys

Author: Amy Fumiko Ogata

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780300200751

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The Swedish toy industry has long produced vast quantities of colorful, quality wooden items that reflect Scandinavian design and craft traditions. This superbly illustrated book, including specially commissioned photography, looks at over 200 years of Swedish toys, from historic dollhouses to the latest designs for children. Featuring rattles, full-size rocking horses, dollhouses, and building blocks to skis, sleds, and tabletop games with intricate moving parts, Swedish Wooden Toys also addresses images of Swedish childhood, the role of the beloved red Dala horse in the creation of national identity, the vibrant tradition of educational toys, and the challenges of maintaining craft manufacturing in an era of global mass-production. Published in association with the Bard Graduate Center Exhibition Schedule: Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs (06/18/14-01/11/15) Bard Graduate Center March 2015 Stockholm Summer 2015

Happy Little Family
Happy Little Family

Author: Rebecca Caudill

Publisher: Bethlehem Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781883937720

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Five adventures in Bonny's busy four-year-old life with her three sisters and brothers in the days of copper-toed shoes.