Sanders, Barry, 1938-

A complex fate : Gustav Stickley and the Craftsman Movement / Barry Sanders.

[Washington, D.C.] : Preservation Press ; New York : John Wiley, ©1996.

xvi, 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

It was a time of enormous upheaval in America. Sweeping and convulsive changes spilled into the new century in every conceivable shape: electric lights, overhead railways, airplanes, automobiles, the Ashcan school of painting, jazz, and Henry James. Yet, in the middle of this time of intense innovation, a movement dedicated to simple living began to take shape. It became known as the Craftsman Movement, and an unknown cabinetmaker, Gustav Stickley, became its most vocal spokesman, and in many ways, its embodiment.
A Complex Fate chronicles Stickley's life and career - a career marked by the same contradictions that characterized America's transition from a largely rural society to a modern, technological one. He regarded himself as a modern, yet espoused a philosophy that celebrated simplicity, community, and skilled manual work. His furniture itself, at first glance simple, stark, and hand-built, was nevertheless mass-produced and regarded as thoroughly modern by a public eager to buy it. In this, the first full-length profile of Stickley, we follow his rise to staggering wealth, wide popularity, and enormous influence on the design of furniture, pottery, metalwork, jewelry, bookbinding, leatherwork and architecture.
We see the power of his charisma and uncommon ego, his plans for rural crafts schools, and his messianic drive to spread the message of artisanship, community, and honest, unalienated labor. We watch, too, as his ambitions and contradictions finally become overwhelming, leaving him a bankrupt and broken man.

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Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942 Criticism and interpretation.
Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942
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Arts and crafts movement New York (État)
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Location: Library main 120087
Call No.: ID NK44.S854 S2; ID:96-B398
Status: Available