American Wicker Furniture (1850-1930) Types Makers Dates / Illustrated Book

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Illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book provides an in-depth study of American wicker furniture produced between 1850-1930.
AMERICAN WICKER: WOVEN FURNITURE FROM 1850-1930
by Jeremy Adamson, published by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Art (in association with Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., NY, 1993, this is a companion book to an exhibition held April 2-August 1, 1993 at the Smithsonian complex, Washington, DC.
“Although basketweave furniture is ‘as old as history itself’ and indigenous to many parts of the world, in the United States it blossomed into an astoundingly rich and meaningful art form.  The story of American wicker is like the saga of America, for the design, manufacture, use, and symbolism of woven furniture directly reflect the nation’s changing social, cultural, and aesthetic values during its most transformative era.”
The book covers by chapter:  Wicker in History; The Emergence of An American Industry 1840-1873; The Great Rivals - Wakefield Rattan Company and Heywood Brothers and Company 1874-1897; Victorian Wicker and the American Home 1876-1900; The Search for New Materials, Styles, and Meanings in the Progressive Era 1893-1914; Novel Uses, Technologies, and Designs in the Modern Age 1915-1930; Wicker in the 1930s; Bibliography; and Index.  Here is a volume that will appeal to collectors, dealers, curators, and historians of antique American furniture.
8.5” x 11” softback in very good condition.  176 pages.
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