Author : Morrison H. Heckscher
Release : 2018-05-14
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 479/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Chippendale's Director: A Manifesto of Furniture Design by : Morrison H. Heckscher
Download or read book Chippendale's Director: A Manifesto of Furniture Design written by Morrison H. Heckscher. This book was released on 2018-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to coincide with the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Chippendale, England’s most famous cabinetmaker, this issue of the Bulletin addresses the history of Chippendale works at The Met. Morrison H. Heckscher recounts the designer’s meteoric rise from rural obscurity to the heights of the London luxury trade, crediting that remarkable success to the publication of the Chippendale Director, an instructive book on furniture design and ornament. The text analyzes the Museum’s rare collection of drawings by Chippendale, revealing a gifted and highly imaginative designer who mastered what today would be called branding. Illustrating a wide selection of the Director drawings alongside furniture inspired by the Director or actually made in Chippendale’s shop, this Bulletin features works of art that attest to the museum’s century-long infatuation with drawing, prints, books, and furniture in the Chippendale style.
