Expressions of innocence and eloquence : Selections from the Jane Katcher collection of Americana / editors, Jane Katcher, David A. Schorsch, Ruth Wolfe ; catalog by David A. Schorsch, Eileen M. Smiles ; photography by Gavin Ashworth ...
2006
NK806 .E97 2006 (Mapit)
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Expressions of innocence and eloquence : Selections from the Jane Katcher collection of Americana / editors, Jane Katcher, David A. Schorsch, Ruth Wolfe ; catalog by David A. Schorsch, Eileen M. Smiles ; photography by Gavin Ashworth ...
ISBN
0300119658 (v. 1)
9780300119657 (v. 1)
0300175809 (v. 2)
9780300175806 (v. 2)
9780300119657 (v. 1)
0300175809 (v. 2)
9780300175806 (v. 2)
Publication Details
Seattle : Marquand Books ; New Haven : in association with Yale University Press, ©2006-©2011.
Language
English
Description
2 volumes : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Call Number
NK806 .E97 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
745.0973/09033
Summary
American folk art and decorative arts from the early years of the Republic are telling indicators of family traditions, aesthetic values, and household customs of the young nation. Showing us how creative and consumer cultures from the old world were transformed in the new, Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence presents more than two hundred examples of American folk art and decorative arts created in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Drawn from the extraordinary Jane Katcher Collection, the book features familiar expressions of American folk art - portraits and carvings, quilts and needlework, weathervanes and whirligigs, family records and calligraphy, ceramics, furniture, baskets, and toys - as well as the unexpected - valentines, friendship albums, and keepsakes woven from the hair of loved ones. A distinguished group of scholars discuss these objects within the context of historical, economic, and social issues as well as aesthetics. There are also explorations of craft methods and artistic strategies practiced by the artists and artisans represented in the collection. Separate essays on the Shaker and the Pennsylvania-German communities concentrate on the unique features of their material cultures and their religious and social orientations. With more than 100 previously unpublished works, this generously illustrated book is essential for anyone interested in American folk art or decorative arts.
This handsome book, the second volume of selections from the Jane Katcher Collection, presents a superlative group of American folk and decorative arts created primarily in New England, New York, and Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. It contains more than one hundred recent acquisitions, including a masterpiece of American basketry woven in Nevada by the renowned Louise Keyser (also known as Dat So La Lee) in 1913. Familiar categories of Americana - portraits, quilts, weathervanes, boxes, trade signs, miniature portraits, schoolgirl art, furniture, and Shaker objects - are joined here by new directions in collecting, represented by objects such as love tokens, friendship albums, and rewards of merit. Noted scholars discuss the historical, economic, and social context in which the objects were created, as well as their aesthetic qualities and their makers' craft methods. Lavishly illustrated with 470 color illustrations, this book, like its companion volume, is essential for anyone interested in American folk art, Shaker craft, early American furniture, and Native American artistry.
This handsome book, the second volume of selections from the Jane Katcher Collection, presents a superlative group of American folk and decorative arts created primarily in New England, New York, and Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. It contains more than one hundred recent acquisitions, including a masterpiece of American basketry woven in Nevada by the renowned Louise Keyser (also known as Dat So La Lee) in 1913. Familiar categories of Americana - portraits, quilts, weathervanes, boxes, trade signs, miniature portraits, schoolgirl art, furniture, and Shaker objects - are joined here by new directions in collecting, represented by objects such as love tokens, friendship albums, and rewards of merit. Noted scholars discuss the historical, economic, and social context in which the objects were created, as well as their aesthetic qualities and their makers' craft methods. Lavishly illustrated with 470 color illustrations, this book, like its companion volume, is essential for anyone interested in American folk art, Shaker craft, early American furniture, and Native American artistry.
Note
"Published in association with the exhibition "Made for love: selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana," February 13-August 26, 2007, at the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut"--Vol. 1 colophon.
"Published in associatiion with the exhibition 'Inspired traditions ..., ' Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2011, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y."--Vol. 2 colophon.
"Published in associatiion with the exhibition 'Inspired traditions ..., ' Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2011, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y."--Vol. 2 colophon.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Added Author
Schorsch, David A.
Wolfe, Ruth.
Smiles, Eileen M.
Wolfe, Ruth.
Smiles, Eileen M.
Added Corporate Author
Yale University. Art Gallery.
Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N.Y.)
Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N.Y.)
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Table of Contents
Some thoughts on collecting / Jane Katcher
Humanizing the mundane / Robert Shaw
Folk portraits / Paul S. D'Ambrosio
Two masterworks by John Brewster, Jr. / Paul S. D'Ambrosio
Records of life / Richard Miller
Four portraits by Sheldon Peck / Richard Miller
United as this heart you see : memories of friendship and family / Robert Shaw
Portraits of children / Robin Jaffee Frank
Made for children's use / Erin Eisenbarth
Academy and school work / Robert Shaw
The American Windsor style / Charles Santore
Painted furniture : from plain to fancy / Patricia E. Kane
Boxes and baskets / Robert Shaw
Surfaces of illusion : mocha and spatter wares / Robert Hunter
Folk sculpture : for diversion and utility / Richard Miller
Shaker products and principles : a study in beauty and belief / Jean M. Burks
The art of becoming Americans : observations on Pennsylvania-German folk art / Scott T. Swank
Jacob Strickler's cupboard / Philip Zea
Catalog of the collection / David A. Schorsch, Eileen M. Smiles.
Humanizing the mundane / Robert Shaw
Folk portraits / Paul S. D'Ambrosio
Two masterworks by John Brewster, Jr. / Paul S. D'Ambrosio
Records of life / Richard Miller
Four portraits by Sheldon Peck / Richard Miller
United as this heart you see : memories of friendship and family / Robert Shaw
Portraits of children / Robin Jaffee Frank
Made for children's use / Erin Eisenbarth
Academy and school work / Robert Shaw
The American Windsor style / Charles Santore
Painted furniture : from plain to fancy / Patricia E. Kane
Boxes and baskets / Robert Shaw
Surfaces of illusion : mocha and spatter wares / Robert Hunter
Folk sculpture : for diversion and utility / Richard Miller
Shaker products and principles : a study in beauty and belief / Jean M. Burks
The art of becoming Americans : observations on Pennsylvania-German folk art / Scott T. Swank
Jacob Strickler's cupboard / Philip Zea
Catalog of the collection / David A. Schorsch, Eileen M. Smiles.