Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835
by Jack D. Holden, H. Parrott Bacot, and Cybèle T. Gontar, with Brian J. Costello and Francis J. Puig
edited by Jessica Dorman and Sarah R. Doerries
A landmark in the field of decorative arts scholarship, this magisterial study evokes an era before mass production and ease of transport homogenized furniture design across America. From the early eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries, distinctive cabinetmaking traditions developed in Louisiana through a melding of French, Anglo-American, Caribbean, and Canadian influences.
A visually stunning book, Furnishing Louisiana presents a comprehensive catalog of furniture forms produced in the upper and lower Mississippi River valley, along with contextual essays on the cabinetmakers who created early Louisiana furniture; the hardware and the woods, native and exotic, employed in their craft; the art of inlay as it developed locally; the import trade at the Port of New Orleans; and the interior of the early Louisiana house. This volume stands as a tribute to the region’s cultural diversity and remarkable artistry.
Details
- By Jack D. Holden, H. Parrott Bacot, and Cybèle T. Gontar, with Brian J. Costello and Francis J. Puig. Edited by Jessica Dorman and Sarah R. Doerries.
- Published 2010 by HNOC
- Hardcover • 9" × 12" • 552 pp.
- 949 color images; 58 black and white images
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ISBN: 978-0-917860-56-0
Awards
Winner, Best in Show; Winner, Gold Award; 2011 Southeastern Museums Conference publication design competition
Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835
by Jack D. Holden, H. Parrott Bacot, and Cybèle T. Gontar, with Brian J. Costello and Francis J. Puig
edited by Jessica Dorman and Sarah R. Doerries
A landmark in the field of decorative arts scholarship, this magisterial study evokes an era before mass production and ease of transport homogenized furniture design across America. From the early eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries, distinctive cabinetmaking traditions developed in Louisiana through a melding of French, Anglo-American, Caribbean, and Canadian influences.
A visually stunning book, Furnishing Louisiana presents a comprehensive catalog of furniture forms produced in the upper and lower Mississippi River valley, along with contextual essays on the cabinetmakers who created early Louisiana furniture; the hardware and the woods, native and exotic, employed in their craft; the art of inlay as it developed locally; the import trade at the Port of New Orleans; and the interior of the early Louisiana house. This volume stands as a tribute to the region’s cultural diversity and remarkable artistry.
Details
- By Jack D. Holden, H. Parrott Bacot, and Cybèle T. Gontar, with Brian J. Costello and Francis J. Puig. Edited by Jessica Dorman and Sarah R. Doerries.
- Published 2010 by HNOC
- Hardcover • 9" × 12" • 552 pp.
- 949 color images; 58 black and white images
-
ISBN: 978-0-917860-56-0
Awards
Winner, Best in Show; Winner, Gold Award; 2011 Southeastern Museums Conference publication design competition