The Complete TRRF Arts & Crafts Catalog Series
By: David Cathers, Jonathan Clancy, Martin Eidelberg, Susan Montgomery, Christian Peterson, Andrew Stevens, Kevin Tucker
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The Arts and Crafts movement in America was marked by the spirit of reform and the belief that traditional craftsmanship could repair a society overcome by rampant industrialization. Many artisans, craftsmen, and designers from different creative disciplines were bound together by a common philosophy: that the creation of useful, yet beautiful, objects could improve the lives of those burdened with mass-produced wares. Simplicity in style and honesty in construction had the power to transform a utilitarian object into a beautiful one, ennobling both maker and user.
In keeping with their mission to educate the public on the principles of and objects from the American Arts and Crafts movement, the Two Red Roses Foundation has published seven catalogues featuring their collection of outstanding, rare, and one-of-a-kind examples of furniture, pottery, ceramic tiles and architectural faience, metalwork, woodblocks, lighting, stained glass, and photographs and photogravures produced during the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Each volume contains hundreds of color photographs of the objects displayed in detail, along with related design drawings, blueprints, and advertisements from leading architectural, building, and interior design publications of the day. The accompanying essays and appendices trace the history of the artisans and the firms and highlight the philosophy and working method behind these craftsmen and their creations. Exhaustively researched and meticulously presented, the TRRF Collection catalogues are the first comprehensive compendium written by some of the most noted scholars in the field of American Decorative Arts, making them the perfect resource for researchers of all levels.