Treasury of American Design, Volume 2

Name/Title

Treasury of American Design, Volume 2

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3468

Description

Treasury of American Design, Volume 2, A Pictorial Survey of Popular Folk Arts, Based upon Watercolor Rendering in the Index of American Design, at the National Gallery of Art.--a 2 volume set. Volume 2 includes Books Four to Six Books An Roster of artists and index is included . Book Four is :" Woman's "and includes kitchen utensils, especially those of cast iron, looms, textiles from rugs to quilts and embroidered chintz. Book Five is : "Children's World " including toys, dolls, carousel horses, banks, etc. Book Six is: "Across the Nation" detailing pottery, ceramics, furniture, wood carvings of various ethnic groups. Taken from the 17,000 drawings deposited in teh Index executed by American artists under the WPA, the watercolor renderings and photographs depict designs in decorative, folk, and popular arts from the colonial period to the 1890's. Among the categories represented are furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, pewter, textiles, and articles of daily use from 35 states. 470/Hardbound/Watercolor Illustrations/Photographs/In plastic book cover.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Furniture

Search Terms

Folk Art in America, Ship Carvings, Wood Carving, Furniture, Pewter, Tinsmiths, Ceramics, Glass Blowing, Clock making, Art in America, WPA, Works Project Administration, Federal Arts Project of WPA, Watercolors, American Design, Folk Art

Book Details

Author

Hornung, Clarence P.

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1976

Call No.

ArchArt HO

LCCN

76-142742

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 4, 2009