Kentucky by design : the decorative arts and American culture / Erika Doss, Jerrold Hirsch, Jean M. Burks ; edited by Andrew Kelly, project manager Wesley Spencer ; photography by Bob Hower ; design by Julie Allred.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doss, Erika, 1956- author.

Hirsch, Jerrold, 1948- author.

Burks, Jean M., 1949- author.

Contributor:

Kelly, Andrew, editor.

Hower, Bob, photographer.

Allred, Julie, designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Index of American Design.

Decorative arts--Kentucky.

Decorative arts.

Folk art--Kentucky.

Folk art.

Art and society--United States--History--20th century.

Art and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Kentucky by Design

Place of Publication:

Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The Index of American Design was one of the most significant undertakings of the Federal Art Project -- the visual arts arm of the Works Progress Administration. Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, this ambitious initiative set out to discover and document an authentic American style in everyday objects. The curators of the Index combed the country for art of the machine age -- from carved carousel horses to engraved powder horns to woven coverlets -- created by artisans for practical use. In their search for a true American artistic identity, they also sought furniture desig

Contents:

Regional reputations, modern tastes, and cultural nationalism

Kentucky folk art

The shaker renderings from Kentucky

The catalog.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813155685

0813155681

OCLC:

910102692