Craftsman and The Critic

by Brandt, Beverly K.

• ISBN13: 9781558496774
• ISBN10: 1558496777
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-30
• Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Pr

Summary

Explores the movement for design reform in turn-of-the-century Boston.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Introduction. In Quest of Usefulness and Beauty The Evolution of the Discipline of Design Criticism in the Nineteenth Century	p. 1
Boston in the Gilded Age Embracing Design Criticism and the Reform Movement	p. 57
By Word, Deed, or Example Promoting Design Reform in Boston	p. 109
Adviser, Promoter, Tormentor, and Midwife The Multiple Roles of Boston's Design Critics	p. 141
Models and Methodologies Guidelines for Achieving "Good Design"	p. 185
The Boston Diaspora Promoting Boston's Standards of Usefulness and Beauty Nationwide	p. 225
Afterword	p. 275
Epilogue. Usefulness and Beauty in the New Millennium The Legacy of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston	p. 281
Appendixes.
Members of the SACB Jury, 1900-1917	p. 293
Survey of the SACB Membership by Craft Category, 1916	p. 295
List of Books in the SACB Library, Compiled 1917-1918	p. 297
Works Commended by the SACB Jury as Listed in the Annual Reports, 1913-1918	p. 301
Architect Members of the SACB, 1897-1917	p. 311
Notes	p. 313
Bibliography	p. 359
Index	p. 381
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