Arthur Wesley Dow and American arts & crafts / Nancy E. Green and Jessie Poesch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Nancy E.

Contributor:

Poesch, Jessie J.

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dow, Arthur W. (Arthur Wesley), 1857-1922--Exhibitions.

Dow, Arthur W.

Dow, Arthur W. (Arthur Wesley), 1857-1922.

Arts and crafts movement--United States--Exhibitions.

Arts and crafts movement.

United States.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

205 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : American Federation of Arts in association with H.N. Abrams, 2000.

Summary:

A leader of the American Arts and Crafts movement, Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922) was a prolific artist and an inspiring teacher. His creative genius is celebrated in this elegant study of his work and its impact on generations of painters, photographers, printmakers, potters, woodworkers, and weavers.

The book explores the full range of Dow's artistry, including painting, photography, and printmaking. Dow's profound influence on numerous students and colleagues, among them Georgia O'Keeffe, Max Weber, Edward Steichen, and Alfred Stieglitz, is seen in vivid reproductions of their work.

In his teaching and writing, Dow stressed the Arts and Crafts aesthetic of beautifully rendered, well-crafted works that balance decorative design with functionality. This volume clearly illustrates those principles and illuminates Dow's continuing relevance to craft in America.

Notes:

Exhibition itinerary: the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., July 13-Sept. 19, 1999 and others.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-202).

ISBN:

1885444095

0810942178

OCLC:

40516758