Classical Taste in America, 1800-1840
Hardcover
1993 · Baltimore, MD / New York
by Cooper, Wendy A.
Baltimore, MD / New York: Baltimore Museum of Art / Abbeville Press, 1993. Hardcover. VG (May have few marks from previous gallery owner.). Dark chocolate brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, color dj. 308 pp. 103 bw, 139 color plates. The most comprehensive exhibition devoted to this topic since the Newark Museum's exhibition in 1963. Terrific color plates, precise and well-documented research, and a stunning selection of decorative arts. Essays include: Sources of Inspiration: The European Influence; Proper Amusements of the Virtuous: Public and Private Collecting; From The Stores of Antiquity: Furniture and Furnishings; Machines Introduce Muses to The Masses: The Popular Dissemination; American Heroes: Classical Style (Public and Domestic Virtue). Extensive Notes section. (Inventory #: 8113.1)