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An edition of Shaker design (1986)

Shaker design

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"The Shaker movement in America began in 1774 when Mother Ann Lee emigrated from Manchester, England, with a small group of followers, and settled in New York State. Despite impoverished beginnings, the Shakers flourished in the early nineteenth century, and by 1840 there were four to six thousand members living in eighteen principle communities from Maine to Kentucky. Turning away from society, they lived in large families that were both celibate and communal. In striving for heaven on earth, they created a visual environment of such harmony and quiet power that it continues to impress observers today, when the Shakers have all but passed from the American scene. The many works presented in this beautiful volume reveal the Shaker commitment to excellence in all matters. The chairs, cases of drawers, work stands, baskets, oval boxes, wheelbarrows, stoves, looms, and even tailoring tools have a purity of form that transcends mere utility and elevates our appreciation beyond a sense of function."--Amazon.

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English
Pages
228

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Cover of: Shaker design
Shaker design
1986, Whitney Museum of American Art in association with Norton
in English
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Shaker design
1986, Whitney Museum of Modern Art
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 224.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, May 29-Aug. 31, 1986 and at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 1986-Jan. 4, 1987.
Includes index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
745/.0974/07401471
Library of Congress
NK807 .S6 1986, NK807

The Physical Object

Pagination
228 p. :
Number of pages
228

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2544530M
Internet Archive
shakerdesign00spri
ISBN 10
0874270472, 0393023389
LCCN
85026317
OCLC/WorldCat
65822825, 12750302
Library Thing
114033
Goodreads
4666375

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