Main entry:

Christensen, Erwin O. (Erwin Ottomar), 1890-1976, author.

Title & Author:

The Index of American Design / by Erwin O. Christensen with an introduction by Holger Cahill.

Publication:

New York, NY : Macmillan, 1950.

Description:

xviii, 229 pages : 378 illustrations (part colored) ; 31 cm.

Notes:
Bibliography: p. 219-221.
Our wide land. Bird and tulip ; Work and faith ; Saints and saddles -- Pioneers and traders. Life on the frontier ; Fire ; The image at the prow ; At the sign of the wooden Indian -- About the house. Weathervane and hitching post ; From parlor to pantry ; Pitcher and tumbler ; The linen chest ; Furniture from farmhouse to mansion -- For profit and pleasure. Whittling and wood carving ; Playthings ; Circuses and carrousels ; Gadgets and mechanical devices -- The years pass. Rushlight to kerosene lamp ; A century of costume ; Symbols of a nation.

Summary:

Conceived as an effort to identify and preserve a national, ancestral aesthetic, the Index of American Design comprises 18,257 watercolor renderings of American folk and decorative arts objects from the colonial period through 1900.

Subject:

Index of American Design.
Decoration and ornament United States.
Art, American.
Art américain.
Decoration and ornament
Desenho.
Arte Popular.
United States

Form/genre:

indexes (reference sources)
Indexes
Books.
Index.

Added entries:

Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960, writer of introduction.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 83864
Call No.: ID:86-B16329
Status: Available