Inspiring reform : Boston's arts and crafts movement / Marilee Boyd Meyer, consulting curator ; essays by David Acton [and others].

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Davis Museum and Cultural Center
Renwick Gallery
Other Authors: Meyer, Marilee Boyd
Acton, David, 1953-
Language:English
Published: Wellesley, Mass. : New York : Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College ; Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, [1997], ©1997.
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Physical Description:247 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Talking or working : the conundrum of moral aesthetics in Boston's arts and crafts movement / Edward S. Cooke, Jr.
  • "All workmen, artists, and lovers of art" : the organizational structure of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston / Beverly K. Brandt
  • The aesthetics of craftsmanship and the prestige of the past : Boston furniture-making and wood-carving / Edward S. Cooke, Jr.
  • The potter's art in Boston : individuality and expression / Susan J. Montgomery
  • Circles of influence : metalsmithing in New England / Jeannine Falino
  • Historic interpretations : Boston's arts and crafts jewelry / Marilee Boyd Meyer
  • Boston and the Society of Arts and Crafts : textiles / Nicola J. Shilliam
  • A millennium in book-making : the book arts in Boston / Nancy Finlay
  • Pictorialism and naturalism in New England photography / Anne E. Havinga
  • The flourish of color relief printmaking in New England / David Acton.