The American Arts and Crafts Movement |
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| Author:
| Sheen, Barbara |
| Series title: | Eye on Art Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4205-0915-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Greenhaven Publishing LLC
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| Imprint: | Lucent Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $41.03 |
Book Description:
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Author Barbara Sheen looks at the ever-popular Arts and Crafts Movement. The movement developed in mid-19th century and encompassed simple, beautiful, and functional buildings, furniture, and decorative objects, such as ceramics, lighting, stained glass, woodwork, and metal work. All were finely crafted by talented architects and craftspeople such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustav Stickley, Charles and Henry Greene, Ernest Batchelder, Dirk Van Erp, Mary Chase Perry, and Louis Tiffany....
More DescriptionAuthor Barbara Sheen looks at the ever-popular Arts and Crafts Movement. The movement developed in mid-19th century and encompassed simple, beautiful, and functional buildings, furniture, and decorative objects, such as ceramics, lighting, stained glass, woodwork, and metal work. All were finely crafted by talented architects and craftspeople such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustav Stickley, Charles and Henry Greene, Ernest Batchelder, Dirk Van Erp, Mary Chase Perry, and Louis Tiffany. Readers will be inspired by the movement that celebrated fine craftsmanship and the relationship between artists, their craft, and the environment.