Start with a House, Finish with a Collection

Start with a House, Finish with a Collection

Offers a unique personal perspective on the journey of collecting American art and antiques Start with House, Finish with a Collection is the story of how a couple's use of American art and antiques evolved from furnishing a house into a full-blown passion for collecting. Featuring exquisite examples of Hollingsworth and Morris family furniture, Weber boxes, Pennsylvania clocks and Kirk-Stieff silver, as well as American paintings by the Peale family, Edward Hicks, Edward Redfield and Horace Pippin, this museum-calibre collection reveals a pride in the early American sensibility. The combination of text and extraordinary photographs traces this remarkable journey and demonstrates that life can be more than comfortable living among these collections. The compendium catalogues the diversified and important collection, making this a valuable scholarly reference as well as a reading pleasure. Author Bio: Leslie Anne Miller, a Philadelphia attorney and community leader, has been collecting American art and antiques with her husband Richard Worley for more than 25 years. Alexandra Kirtley is The Montgomery-Garvan Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. - See more at: http://www.accdistribution.com/us/store/pv/9781857599190/start-with-a-house-finish-with-a-collection/leslie-anne-miller-alexandra-kirtley?layout=popup#sthash.bhbLePCk.dpuf
Country USA
Brand SCALA ARTS & HERITAGE PUBLISHERS LTD
Manufacturer Scala
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 500 col.
Model 500 col.
ReleaseDate 2014-07-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781857599190

Country	USA
Brand	SCALA ARTS & HERITAGE PUBLISHERS LTD
Manufacturer	Scala
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	500 col.
Model	500 col.
ReleaseDate	2014-07-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781857599190

Start with a House, Finish with a Collection

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