Becoming America Highlights from the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Collection of Folk Art

Celebrating two collectors' passion for Americana and the window it provides into the everyday beauty of the pastBecoming America offers a multifaceted view of one of the foremost collections of 18th- and 19th-century American folk and decorative art from the rural Northeast. Essays by leading specialists discuss the culture of furniture workshops, exuberant painted decoration, techniques of sewing and quilting, and poignant stories about the families depicted in the portraits. The collection itself includes Shaker boxes, a beaded Iroquois hat, embroidered samplers, metalwork, scrimshaw, handwoven rugs, ceramics, and a weather vane. The majority of these works have never before been published. With lively essays and profuse illustrations, this handsome volume brings to life the aesthetic of early Americans living in the countryside and is an essential exploration of the period's taste and style.

ISBN:	9780300247565
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens
Published date:	07 Apr 2020
DEWEY:	745.0973
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	263
Weight:	1622g
Height:	237mm
Width:	275mm
Spine width:	31mm

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