A handsome reproduction of one of the most remarkable notebooks of craftsmanship in North America. Henry Lapp, an Old Order Amish cabinetmaker and folk artist, made illustrations and watercolors of his furniture pieces to show to potential customers. His original notebook is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The book is an ...
This complete handbook of the Philadelphia Museum of art's permanent collection of Pennsylvania German objects is the first resource of its kind, revealing the full range, depth and quality of a folk art collection 90 years in the making. Photographs of 1,115 Pensylvania German ceramics and glass, furniture and household objects, books, tools and ...
At a time before women could vote or hold elected office in Pennsylvania, one woman, Violet Oakley, was commissioned to paint 43 murals in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building. The work propelled her to the forefront of the American art world and freed her to pursue her passion for peace and world harmony. Her Capitol murals are her timeless ...
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Date Published: 1975
Description: Fine. 47 reproduction watercolor plates of Lapps' designs printed on rag paper & bound in soft brown card covers. Enclosed in thread-tied folded paper envelope. Book as new. Some light soiling & edgewear to envelope. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Date Published: 1982
Description: Very Good in None jacket. Softcover Exhibition catalog. 196 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Light wear to edges and spine, slight bump/wrinkle to lower edge of spine, else a very nice, tight copy. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Philadelphia Museum Of Art
Date Published: [1962]
Description: Very Good; Handbooks in American Art; Vol. 2; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; Stiff printed wraps, xxviii, 372p., profusely illustrated, bibliography, biographical index. read more
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