The Maker’s Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990 (SC)

The Maker’s Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990 (SC)
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Edward S. Cooke, Jr., Gerald W. R. Ward,
and Kelly H. L’Ecuyer

The studio furniture movement grew in reaction to the traditionally designed and mass-produced furnishings generally available to Americans. Instead, studio furniture makers offer works that are innovative, hand crafted, and representative of a unique sensibility—works that stand midway between function and fine art. The Maker’s Hand is the most authoritative book to date about the studio furniture movement. It details the history and development of studio furniture, from its origins in post–World War II America to its current prominence. Also included are extensive biographies of some forty furniture makers, as well as guides to the main exhibitions, schools, and galleries. Profusely illustrated with works by Wendell Castle, Sam Maloof, Molly Gregory, Wharton Esherick, Judy Kensley McKie, and many others, this is an indispensible guide to the inventive, often witty, always surprising world of studio furniture.

“Excellent ... authoritatively informative, blessedly jargon-free, and enlighteningly accessible.” - The Standard-Times

Softcover.
168 pages.
104 color and 71 b/w illustrations
9 1/4" x 10 1/2".