For more than a century, historians have been searching for the true Samuel McIntire (1757-1811) and have been trying to define his role in shaping the cultural heritage of Salem, Massachusetts. Trained as a carpenter by his father, McIntire taught himself the art of architectural drawing and went on to design scores of public and private buildings in Salem, long celebrated for their elegance and beauty. After 1790, however, he made his living primarily as a wood carver, providing ornamental decoration for many of the ...
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For more than a century, historians have been searching for the true Samuel McIntire (1757-1811) and have been trying to define his role in shaping the cultural heritage of Salem, Massachusetts. Trained as a carpenter by his father, McIntire taught himself the art of architectural drawing and went on to design scores of public and private buildings in Salem, long celebrated for their elegance and beauty. After 1790, however, he made his living primarily as a wood carver, providing ornamental decoration for many of the buildings he designed as well as for furniture and more than two dozen sailing vessels. McIntire was also called upon to carve portrait busts and even a model of a historic pear, commissions that brought him into the realm of academic sculpture."Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style" is the first book to examine the full range of his carving career and to put it into a broader perspective in terms of the work of his contemporaries and other decorative traditions of the Federal period. The book draws on the remarkable collections of the Peabody Essex Museum, in Salem, Massachusetts, which owns most of McIntire's architectural drawings and several of his most important buildings, as well as furniture in public and private collections from around the country. Lahikainen presents a critical analysis of McIntire's carving style and questions some long-held attributions that shed new light on his role as a furniture maker and designer."Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style" accompanies a major exhibition of McIntire's work, curated by Lahikainen, which will open at the Peabody Essex Museum in October 2007. This book is not an exhibition catalogue; rather, it is an in-depth examination of the works by this master carver that will be required reading for anyone interested in Federal-era design, decorative art, and architecture.
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Near Fine Plus in Near Fine Plus jacket. Exhibition Catalogue. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean, bright, no markings of any sort.; 300pp., illustrated throughout, in color with b/w where appropriate. comprehensive monograph published in conjunction with the exhibition on the architect and master wood carver, who worked in the late 18th and early 19th century.
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New. 0875772099. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--304 pp. With 469 ills. (335 col. ). 32 x 24 cm. --with a bonus offer--
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As New. Slate-gray cloth, color and glossy illustrated dust jacket. 300 pp., 565 images, many in color. This catalogue is divided into 5 chapters and 2 appendices, complete with full annotations for each of the works in the exhibition, followed by the wonderful, full-page reproductions. "Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style is the first book to examine the range of Samuel McIntire's carving career and to put it into a broader perspective in terms of the work of this contemporaries and other decorative traditions of the Federal period. Lahikainen presents a critical analysis of McIntire's carving style and questions some long-held attributions that shed new light on his role as a furniture maker and designer."--Jacket. Contents as follows: Discovering an American original--Who was Samuel McIntire? --The art of carving--McIntire's carved ornaments--Patrons and the coordinated interior.
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VG+/VG (light shelfwear to dust jacket. Pages are very clean. ) Slate-gray cloth with silver spine lettering, color and glossy illustrated dust jacket. 300 pp., 565 images, many in color. This catalogue is divided into 5 chapters and 2 appendices, complete with full annotations for each of the works in the exhibition, followed by the wonderful, full-page reproductions. "Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style is the first book to examine the range of Samuel McIntire's carving career and to put it into a broader perspective in terms of the work of this contemporaries and other decorative traditions of the Federal period. Lahikainen presents a critical analysis of McIntire's carving style and questions some long-held attributions that shed new light on his role as a furniture maker and designer."--Jacket. Contents as follows: Foreword by Dan Monroe--Acknowledgments--Introduction--D an American original--Who was Samuel McIntire? --The art of carving--McIntire's carved ornaments--Patrons and the coordinated interior--Appendix A--Appendix B--McIntire Bibliography by Sarah N. Chasse--Index.