Mission Arts & Crafts Gustav Stickley Furniture Decorative Arts / Book + Marks

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Profusely illustrated in black-and-white, this scarce out-of-print book is rich in text and covers a broad range of Gustav Stickley manufactured items.
GUSTAV STICKLEY: HIS CRAFT
by A. Patricia Bartinique, The Craftsman Farms Foundation, NJ (with Turn of the Century Edition, Philmont, NY, 1992.
Contents by chapter include:  “Experimental and Tobey Period (1898-1900)” with commentary; “Early Craftsman Period (1901-1904) with 3 commentaries on the distinctive finish and on tiles; “Harvey Ellis;” “Mature Craftsman Period (1904-1911);” with 4 commentaries, including design and proportion, spindle furniture and craftsman homes; “Late Craftsman Period (1912-1916) with commentaries on construction; “Gustav Stickley Clocks;” “Metal and Lighting,” with commentary, including one on the
Craftsman
magazine.  Out of the ideas and settings of the magazine derives a discussion “The Environment of the Home.”  Addenda include textiles, ephemera, shopmarks, paper labels and hardware, a bibliography, list of objects and introduction to the work of Craftsman Farms.  All in all, this is an authoritative volume that can be read in segments or continuously, as a reader desires.  Anyone who collects and oversees collections of furnishings of the Arts and Crafts Movement in American will want to have this thoughtful and educational volume in their permanent reference library.
8.4“ x 10.9“ softback in very good condition.  120 pages.
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