Arts and crafts in late Imperial Russia / Wendy R. Salmond.

Main entry:

Salmond, Wendy R.

Title & Author:

Arts and crafts in late Imperial Russia / Wendy R. Salmond.

Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Description:

270 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-270) and index.
1. The Abramtsevo Workshops -- 2. The Solomenko Workshops -- 3. The Moscow Kustar Museum and the Sergiev Posad Workshops -- 4. Princess Maria Tenisheva and the Talashkino Workshops -- 5. Between Two Revolutions: The Kustar Art Industries, 1905-1917 -- Appendix A. Chronology of Events -- Appendix B. Genealogical Chart.

Summary:

Arts and Crafts in Late Imperial Russia is the first account of the revival of Russia's kustar art industriespeasant crafts of wood carving, toy production, lacemaking, embroidery, and weaving - from its origins in the populist debates and philanthropic impulses of the early 1870s to its climax in 1913, with the display of its achievements at the Second All-Russian Kustar Exhibition in St. Petersburg. Like every Western nation in the late nineteenth century Russia experienced a widespread movement to revive its traditional arts and crafts. This study uncovers the complex motivations that led a broad cross section of educated Russian society to devote their money, energy, and artistic skills to save kustar arts and crafts from extinction by adapting them to satisfy the tastes of a new, well-to-do urban consumer. Focusing on the four major centers of kustar art production, it also examines the role of the professional artist in the creative life of the peasant artist, the place of traditional culture in modern society, and the ways in which traditional gender roles affected the production of kustar crafts.

ISBN:

(hc)
0521415674

Subject:

Arts and crafts movement Russia (Federation) History 19th century.
Handicraft Russia (Federation) History 20th century.
Arts and crafts movement Russie Histoire 19e siècle.
Artisanat Russie Histoire 20e siècle.
Arts and crafts movement.
Handicraft.
Russia (Federation)

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 111246
Call No.: ID NK975.S26; ID:96-B1899
Status: Available

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