Name/Title
Apostles of beauty : arts and crafts from Britain to ChicagoEntry/Object ID
NK1140.A64Description
The Arts and Crafts movement in architecture, interior design, and decorative arts reached its peak between 1880 and 1910 in Britain and North America. This title focuses on Chicago's absorption and interpretation of the movement, featuring works from the Art Institute, the University of Chicago, Crab Tree Farm, and private collections. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized by and presented at the Art Institute of Chicago from November 7, 2009 to January 31, 2010.Context
Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized by and presented at the Art Institute of Chicago from November 7, 2009 to January 31, 2010.Collection
Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
arts and crafts movement, exhibitionsLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Judith A. BarterPublisher
Art Institute of Chicago, Yale University PressPlace Published
City
Chicago, New Haven, CTState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
2009Call No.
NK1140.A64ISBN
300141130, 9780300141139LCCN
2009905955Notes
Length: 207General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
British historicism and the road to modernism / Judith A. Barter --
The spell of Japan was upon them : Japanism and the arts and crafts movement / Ellen E. Roberts --
"To promote and to extend the principles established by Morris" : Elbert Hubbard, Gustav Stickley, and the redefinition of American arts and crafts / Brandon K. Ruud --
"A new and living spirit" : pictorialist principles and the arts and crafts movement / Sarah E. Kelly --
Chicago : a bridge to the future / Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski --
Illustrated checklist.