Treasury of American Design & Antiques
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Book Overview
A pictorial survey of popular folk arts based upon watercolor renderings in the Index of American Design, at the Nat. Gallery of Art in Wash., DC. The Index, a record of American craft traditions from early Colonial times to the close of the 19th century, was executed during the 1930s by hundreds of artists from 35 states under the Works Progress Admin. It was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken in the arts. Each artist searched a specific area for the finest or most representative examples of American design and then rendered them in watercolor or tempera. Almost 3,000 illustrations, including 800 in full color, have been selected from the Index to create this magnificent volume.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0517169088
ISBN13:9780517169087
Release Date:September 1986
Publisher:Random House Value Publishing
Length:846 Pages
Weight:8.45 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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Incredible publication!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
No respectable collector or dealer library should be without this valuable reference guide to identifying and dating American folk art and primitives. This 2-volume set is an absolutely indispensible encyclopaedical reference for collectors and dealers! Huge and heavy, over 800 pages of fabulous photographs and incredible color plates, most large size printed on heavy-weight, durable paper. Truly top-of-the-line reference book(s) for antique American design classics; you can SEE the details and nuances of each item clearly because of the large size of the photos! Thousands of items pictured! I can't speak highly enough of the indescribably beautiful color plates in these books. Strongly recommended.
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