Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Esherick, Wharton
2. Fanning, Colin
3. Glasscock, Ann (Curator)
4. Gore, Holly
5. Zilber, Emily
6. McHugh, Joshua
7. Brandywine Museum of Art, host institution, publisher, issuing body
8. Chazen Museum of Art, host institution
9. Taft Museum of Art, host institution
10. Wharton Esherick Museum, issuing body

Description

1. 221 pages : color illustrations, portraits; 29 cm

Summary

1. "Widely celebrated as the father of the Studio Furniture Movement, Wharton Esherick is one of the most important furniture designers of the twentieth century. Presenting his preserved hillside house and studio, this book showcases seven decades of innovative woodwork and sculpture, embodying his influence on American art and design. Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) stands as a pivotal figure in 20th-century American art, craft, and design. Now known as the Wharton Esherick Museum, the artist's self-proclaimed "autobiography in three dimensions" on Valley Forge Mountain, constructed between 1926 and 1966, served as his creative epicenter and a vibrant community hub. To introduce Esherick's visionary work to a broader public, this book draws on the museum's collection of almost 3,000 objects, many never before seen outside his home and studio, following Esherick's evolution from paintings and woodcut illustrations to his revolutionary fusion of furniture and organic sculpture. Through fully contextualizing iconic works in Esherick's own space, this book immerses readers in his creative world while capturing his unparalleled artistic contributions to the realms of furniture, architecture, prints, drawings, and sculpture"--

Subject

1. Esherick, Wharton > Exhibitions
2. Esherick, Wharton > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania
3. Esherick, Wharton
4. Wharton Esherick Museum
5. 1900-1999
6. Furniture design > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions
7. Wood-carving > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions
8. Wood sculpture > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions
9. Artist-designed furniture > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions
10. Woodwork
11. Furniture design
12. Wood-carving
13. Wood sculpture
14. Artist-designed furniture
15. Homes
16. Pennsylvania
17. United States

Genre/Form

1. Exhibition catalogs.

Contents

1. Directors' foreword / Julie Siglin and Thomas Padon -- The crafted world of Wharton Esherick / Holly Gore and Emily Zilber -- The radiant curve : pattern and dimension in the work of Wharton Esherick / Sarah Archer -- The way things grow : Wharton Esherick and the mechanics of nature / Emily Zilber -- Between worlds : Wharton Esherick's rural and urban entanglements / Colin Fanning -- The assembly line, the dance camp, and Wharton Esherick's rhythmic art / Holly Gore -- For all the world to see : presenting the work of Wharton Esherick / Ann Glasscock -- List of exhibited works -- Selected bibliography.

Call number

1. JQF 25-57

Note

1. Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Brandywine Museum of Art and the Wharton Esherick Museum.
2. Exhibition itinerary: Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA, October 12, 2024-January 19, 2025; Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI, February 17-May 18, 2025; Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, June 7-September 7, 2025.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Author

1. Archer, Sarah, author.

Title

1. The crafted world of Wharton Esherick / Sarah Archer, Colin Fanning, Ann Glasscock, Holly Gore, Emily Zilber ; principal photography by Joshua McHugh.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa ; Chadds Ford, PA : Brandywine Museum of Art ; Malvern, PA : Wharton Esherick Museum, 2024.

Copyright date

1. ©2024

Type of content

1. still image
2. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Chronological term

1. 1900-1999

Added author

1. Esherick, Wharton.
2. Fanning, Colin, author.
3. Glasscock, Ann (Curator), author.
4. Gore, Holly, author.
5. Zilber, Emily, author.
6. McHugh, Joshua, photographer.
7. Brandywine Museum of Art, host institution, publisher, issuing body.
8. Chazen Museum of Art, host institution.
9. Taft Museum of Art, host institution.
10. Wharton Esherick Museum, issuing body.

LCCN

1. 2024934447

ISBN

1. 9780847836383 (hardcover)
2. 084783638X (hardcover)

Research call number

1. JQF 25-57