Entrée principale:

Darling, Sharon S.

Titre et auteur:

Chicago furniture : art, craft & industry, 1833-1983 / Sharon Darling.

Édition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Chicago Historical Society in association with W.W. Norton, ©1984.

Description:

xi, 416 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-406) and index.
pt. I. Introduction. Frontier furniture makers, 1833-1851 ; Steam-powered manufactories, 1852-1872. -- pt. II. Furniture for "the million," 1873-1917. The dynamics of the industry, 1873-1917 ; Upholstered parlor furniture, 1873-1917 ; Patent furniture, 1873-1917 ; Bedroom furniture, 1873-1917 ; Chairs for all occasions, 1873-1917 ; Commercial furniture, 1873-1917 ; Cabinet wares: plain and fancy, 1873-1917. -- pt. III. Art furniture, 1873-1917. Modern Gothic, 1873-1880 ; Special designs for "the sifted few," 1880-1917 ; Hand-carved furniture and period reproductions, 1880-1917 ; The Arts and Crafts Movement, 1889-1917 ; Mission furniture, 1895-1917 ; A new Prairie Style, 1895-1917. -- pt. IV. Modernism to Mies, 1918-1983. What is modern? 1918-1945 ; The great central market, 1918-1945 ; The postwar years, 1946-1983. -- Epilogue. -- Appendix: Other Chicago designers and manufacturers.
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Résumé:

Traces the history of the Chicago furniture industry, and shows examples of chairs, tables, desks, dressers, stools, and cabinets manufactured there.

ISBN:

0393018180
9780393018189

Sujet:

Furniture Illinois Chicago History 19th century.
Furniture Illinois Chicago History 20th century.
Furniture Illinois Chicago History.
Furniture United States History.
Meubles Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Meubles États-Unis Histoire.
Meubles Illinois Chicago Histoire 19e siècle.
Meubles Illinois Chicago Histoire 20e siècle.
Furniture
Möbel
United States
Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
American furniture, 1833-1983

Classification/genre:

History
Books.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 140410
Cote: PO9424; ID:85-B25954
Statut: Disponible