A New and Native Beauty

by Bosley, Edward R.

• ISBN13: 9781858944524
• ISBN10: 185894452X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Merrell Pub Ltd

Summary

"This book is the first in-depth survey of the decorative arts of Greene and Greene. Essays offer new perspectives on the brothers and their architectural and artistic legacy; on their collaborators, clients, and influences; and on the specific areas of craft into which the Greenes ventured, including their furniture designs, intricate metalwork, and stained glass. Greene scholars provide insight into why the brothers' work was so successful, and why, after their creative skills were overlooked for decades, their designs still resonate today."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
The Beauty of a House: Charles Greene, the Morris Movement, and James Culbertson	p. 15
Charles and Henry Greene	p. 39
Sunlight and Elsewhere: Finding California in the Work of Greene and Greene	p. 59
The Forest, the Copper Mine, and the Sea: The Alchemical and Social Materiality of Greene and Greene	p. 85
An International Studio: The Furniture Collaborations of the Greenes and the Halls	p. 111
"The Spell of Japan": Japonism and the Metalwork of Greene and Greene	p. 133
"A Glimmer of Vivid Light": The Stained Glass of Greene and Greene	p. 155
Independent Women, Widows, and Heiresses: Greene and Greene's Women Clients	p. 179
Charles Greene and Englishness	p. 197
Divergent Threads in the Garden Art of Greene and Greene	p. 213
Out of the Woods: Greene and Greene and the Modern American House	p. 231
Bibliography	p. 259
Index	p. 267
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