The Magazine Antiques articles from May 2004

The Magazine Antiques archives from May 2004

Woodworking in Windsor.
May 1, 2004... Regional studies in American decorative arts, particularly in the field of furniture, are not new, but recently scholars have begun to interpret period documents in more innovative ways. By looking very closely at surviving pieces of furniture...

The opening of Japan.
May 1, 2004... The drama and historical significance of Commander Matthew Calbraith Perry's entrance into Edo (now Tokyo) Bay in 1853, some two centuries after Japan had become isolated, has overshadowed the fact that in the interim American whaling ships did...

A museum expansion in the Midwest.
May 1, 2004... The Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati is highly regarded for its small but excellent collection of English and European paintings. Its holdings are installed in the Baum-Longworth-Taft House, which was built in 1820 for Martin Baum. Nicholas...

Museum accessions.
May 1, 2004... The early life of a region is so often reflected in the objects made there that regional museums are particularly excited to acquire pieces with strong local histories. Two such museums are represented here: Historic Deerfield, in Deerfield,...

Mackintosh house in England.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke made a fortune manufacturing model ships and railways in Northampton, England. In 1916 his father bought an early nineteenth-century terraced house at 78 Derngate, which he gave to his son on his marriage in 1917. To...

Dresser centenary.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Christopher Dresser was born in Glasgow in 1834 and trained in the Government School of Design in London before receiving an honorary doctorate in botany from the University of Jena in Germany. He became a lecturer and writer on both subjects...

June fairs in London.(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... During the month of June a number of antiques fairs are being held in London as well as the first London Sculpture Week. A shuttle bus is in operation for visitors attending the fairs, which are held at various venues. The exhibition...

European reports.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... In the middle of March two reports were published on complementary subjects. The first, entitled Art Market Matters, was produced by the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) and contains a number of essays edited by Anthony Browne, The theme of...

Carving in Cincinnati.(Books About Antiques)(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... By 1870 Cincinnati was the number one producer in the United States of an eclectic array of goods: carriages, glycerin, wine, whiskey, plug tobacco, and coffins. It owed these distinctions largely to its situation on the banks of the Ohio...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... The arts here and abroad--a compendium of exhibitions, symposiums, and lectures Alabama BIRMINGHAM Birmingham Museum of Art: "Kamisaka Sekka: Rimpa Master--Father of Modern Japanese Design"; May 23 to August 1.* [ILLUSTRATION...

Antiques.(Book Review)
May 1, 2004... The true state of every nation is the state of common life. The manners of a people are not to be found in the schools of learning, or the palaces of greatness.... The true state of every nation is the state of common life.... The great...

American fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840.
May 1, 2004... Fancy, thou the Muse's pride, / In thy painted realms reside / Endless images of things, / Fluttering each on golden wings, / Ideal objects, such a store, / The universe could hold no more: / Fancy to thy power I owe / Half my happiness below!...

Early American tables and other furniture at Stenton.
May 1, 2004... Stenton, the countryseat of James Logan (1674-1751), is an ambitious and well-documented house built between 1723 and 1730 in what was then the countryside surrounding Philadelphia. Logan's historical preeminence as a renowned man of letters...

From craft to industry: furniture designed by Edward Durell Stone for senator Fulbright.
May 1, 2004... Only yesterday, basket-weaving and wood-working were bandicraft operations in Arkansas. Today... they have developed into an industry making modern furniture. House and Garden, June 1951 I was not a Twentieth Century Chippendale,"...

Rhode Island gateleg tables.
May 1, 2004... Introduced to America during the last quarter of the seventeenth century, gateleg tables offered portability that was ideal for the small rooms typical of many colonial houses. Purely baroque in form, gateleg tables consistently have oval tops...

Maine cabinetmakers of the Federal period and the influence of coastal Massachusetts design.
May 1, 2004... The furniture made in Maine during the Federal period has long been overlooked or misattributed. Known as Massachusetts's District of Maine until it became a state in 1820, Maine attracted a number of skilled craftsmen, often trained in the...

The fashionable frontier: Thomas Ramsey, windsor-chair maker in Marietta, Ohio.
May 1, 2004... As the eighteenth century drew to a close, Thomas Ramsey, like thousands more, saw the newly formed Northwest Territory as a prime opportunity to make his fortune. Life in Pittsburgh had been good to the young chairmaker. The new city had a...

The Browser.(Directory)(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... ANTIQUE SHOWS www.olympia-antiques.com Olympia's three annual fine art and antiques fairs are the most distinguished in the UK: 3-13 June 2004; 8-14 November 2004; 1-6 March 2005;. For full details visit www.olympia-antiques.com....

Indianapolis: President Benjamin Harrison Home.(Indiana.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... INDIANAPOLIS: President Benjamin Harrison Home, 1230 N. Delaware St., 46202. The 1875 Italianate Victorian Home of our 23rd U.S. President (1889-1893) is located in the historic "Old Northside Neighborhood" and figured prominently in Harrison's...

Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art, Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens.
May 1, 2004... INDIANAPOLIS: Indianapolis Museum of Art, Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens, 4000 Michigan Road, 46208. The IMA's Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens is the former home and estate of the J.K. Lilly Jr. family. Featuring the French-chateau-style...

South Bend: Studebaker National Museum.(Indiana)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... SOUTH BEND: Studebaker National Museum, 525 South Main Street, 46601. View 114 years of automotive history from the Studebaker family's Conestoga wagon to the last car to roll off the assembly line. Admire Lincoln's carriage, the Packard...

Grand Rapids: Voigt House Victorian Museum.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... GRAND RAPIDS: Voigt House Victorian Museum, 115 College Avenue SE, 49504. Experience history at Voigt House Victorian Museum located in the Heritage Hill district of Grand Rapids, this unique 19th century home is preserved with the original...

Jefferson City: Missouri Department of Natural Resources.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... JEFFERSON CITY: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, 65102-0176. Thirty-four state historic sites await you in Missouri. These include historic house museums: Thomas Hart Benton's home, Deutschheim, Battle of Lexington's...

St. Louis: Saint Louis Art Museum, Forest Park.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... ST. LOUIS: Saint Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, One Fine Arts Drive, 63110. The Saint Louis Art Museum is one of the nation's leading comprehensive art museums. Its collections include works of art of exceptional quality from virtually every...

Milan: Milan Historical Museum.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... MILAN: Milan Historical Museum, 10 Edison Drive, 44846. May~Sept. EXHIBITS: "ON THE PETTQUOTTING" 200th Anniversary of Moravian & Delaware Indian Mission; Mowry Art & Cut Glass. Revisit the 1840's canal era when Milan was the second largest...

Youngstown: The Butler Institute of American Art.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... YOUNGSTOWN: The Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., 44502. The Butler Institute of American Art is the first structure in the United States built specifically to house a collection of American art. Founded in 1919. The Butler is...

Calendar of shows.(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... May 7-8. York, PA. THE 10th ANNUAL YORK COUNTY CLASSIC ANTIQUES SHOW and introducing THE EARLY AMERICAN ANTIQUES SHOW AT YORK. Two quality antique shows-one ticket. York Expo Center; Memorial Hall East and West. 150 dealers offering American...

Clearing house.(Advertisement)
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The gilder's art.
May 1, 2004... Pots and pots of brushes of all sizes, steel dental tools, clamps, a two-burner hotplate containing an unrecognizable melting ooze incorporating a hefty clove of garlic, and glass containers holding a wide array of colored clays. These are just...