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Discusses the manufacture of wicker furniture in the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the Depression and shows how the design, manufacture, and use of woven furniture reflects the country's changing values
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From a combination of two Swedish words-- wika, " to bend , " and vikker, "willow"--wicker became an umbrella term covering an array of reeds, canes, willow limbs, and palm leaves used to make woven furniture. Wicker made in America is the focus of an exhibit now at the Smithsonian through August 1993. In this accompanying catalog, Adamson traces the phenomenon of wicker furniture, from its manufacture by two entrepreneurial Maine companies in the 1850s, through its use by the emerging American middle class in the late 19th century, and on to post-World War I contemporary styles. Well illustrated with 85 black-and-white and 60 color photos of museum displays, homes, and manufacturers' catalogs, some historical, this book makes readers aware of the impact of wicker on American home life. Highly recommended.
- Joseph Hewgley, Nashville P.L.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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American Wicker
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Rizzoli International Publications, New York NY, U.S.A., 1993
ISBN 10: 0847817032
ISBN 13: 9780847817030
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Kit Latham (illustrator). "woivwn furniture from 1850 to 1930" in Rewick Gallery of the National Museum of Art, very many b&w illustrations of historical furniture and color photos of museum furniture. 176 pages including notes, bibliography, indes and author's biography and museum. Seller Inventory # 008115
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American Wicker: Woven Furniture from 1850 to 1930
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The Renwick Gallery /rizzoli, Washington D. C. And New York, 1993
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Principal Photography By Kit Latham (illustrator). First Edition. a wonderful presentation of wicker from 1850 to 1930. every collector needs this book. Seller Inventory # 022828
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Softcover. White & illus. wraps,175 pp. Many bw and color illus. "Plain or fancy, natural or painted, American wicker represents a significant and distinctive achievement in the international arena of the decorative arts. The fascinating history of American woven furnishings, from the mid-nineteenth century to the Great Depression, is offered in this volume, published on the occasion of an exhibition organized by the Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C." "Although basketweave furniture is "as old as history itself" and indigenous to many parts of the world, in the United States it blossomed into an astoundingly rich and meaningful art form. The story of American wicker is like the saga of America, for the design, manufacture, use, and symbolism of woven furniture directly reflect the nation's changing social, cultural, and aesthetic values during its most transformative era." "In 1620 the first Pilgrim born on North American shores was rocked aboard the Mayflower in a willow cradle, but the real birth and flowering of the American wicker industry occurred during the nineteenth century when the freewheeling entrepreneurial spirit of the times brought forth important technological innovations and set the scene for the intense commercial rivalry of two principal manufacturers - the Massachusetts-based Wakefield Rattan Company and Heywood Brothers and Company - who, singularly and in merger, dominated the industry well into the early decades of the twentieth century."--Jacket. G+ (Slight soiling on edges of book block, otherwise terrific.). Seller Inventory # 136773
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