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American Arts and Crafts Movement
3 New Books
Now Available!
Arts & Crafts Shopmarks 1895-1940
by Bruce E. Johnson
Published on the occasion of the 25th National Arts & Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn, this book is the culmination of noted author Bruce Johnson's decades long quest to collect and identify the shopmarks of makers of Arts & Crafts furniture, pottery and tiles, leatherwork, lighting and metalware. This book presents over 1200 such shopmarks and includes a brief description and evaluation of each firm. This book is a must-have reference for all collectors.
The Manufacture of Arts & Crafts Furniture by Gustav Stickley
by W. Michael McCracken
Based on years of research, including research at The Winterthur Library in the business records of Gustav Stickley's firm, this book provides a detailed look into how Gustav Stickley conducted his business of manufacturing Arts & crafts furniture in the 1900 to 1916 period. The book describes how Gustav Stickley organized his factory, how many workers he employed and what they did in the factory, what machinery the factory utilized, how the furniture was finished, and how much furniture the factory produced. The 325-page book is lavishly illustrated with black and white and color photographs, including over fifty color samples illustrating Gustav Stickley's different finishes and the formulas for producing those finishes.
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The Tobey Furniture Company, A Brief History,
by A. Patricia Bartinique and Peter A. Copeland
Finally! A history of Chicago's premier furniture company that was in business from 1856 to 1954, with an emphasis on the company's contributions to the American Arts and Crafts movement. This book shows that much of the mission furniture that the company sold between 1900 and about 1904 was actually manufactured by Gustav Stickley or by the L & JG Stickley company. Included are complete and unabridged reprints of three of Tobey's catalogues: 1900 New Furniture, 1901 New Furniture in Weathered Oak, and 1903 Russmore Furniture.
