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Morrison H. Heckscher, "American Furniture", volume 1 & 2

Posted By: TimMa
Date: 24 Jul 2021 10:07:37
Morrison H. Heckscher, "American Furniture", volume 1 & 2

Morrison H. Heckscher, "American Furniture", volume 1 & 2
2007 | ISBN: 0300116470 | English | PDF | 847 pages | 49 MB

Vol. I - Early Colonial Period: The Seventeenth-Century and William and Mary Styles
The Metropolitan Museum’s preeminent collection of early colonial furniture is expertly documented in this long-awaited publication. It covers the full spectrum of furniture forms made during the 17th and early 18th centuries―from chairs and other seating to tables, boxes, various types of chests and cupboards, and desks. …
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Eric Kjellgren, Carol S. Ivory, "Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands"

Posted By: TimMa
Date: 24 Jul 2021 05:05:07
Eric Kjellgren, Carol S. Ivory, "Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands"

Eric Kjellgren, Carol S. Ivory, "Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands"
2005 | ISBN: 0300107129 | English | PDF | 140 pages | 18.3 MB

Known for the elegance and complexity of their decorative art, Marquesan artists were described by Paul Gauguin as possessing "an unheard of sense of decoration" in all they created. The extraordinary ways in which Marquesans adorned their world are reflected in virtually every type of object they made and used—from sacred figures of gods and ancestors to items that were purely functional. Long admired by artists, writers, and scholars, the art and culture of the Marquesas Islands have until recently been unfamiliar to larger audiences. …
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