Miniature rooms : the Thorne rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Main entry:

Art Institute of Chicago.

Title & Author:

Miniature rooms : the Thorne rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication:

Description:

184 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Photographs by Kathleen Culbert-Aguilar and Michael Abramson.
Creating the Thorne Rooms / by Bruce Hatton Boyer -- The Thorne Rooms / by Fannia Weingartner -- European rooms -- American rooms.

Summary:

"Generations of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago have been entranced by the Thorne Rooms. Painstakingly constructed on a scale of one inch to one foot, these intriguing models offer intricately detailed views of European interiors from the 16th century through the 1930s and of American furnishings from the 17th century to 1940. The sixty-eight miniature rooms were conceived by Chicago socialite Mrs. James Ward Thorne and made between 1934 and 1940 by a number of skilled craftsmen according to her exacting specifications. Many of the rooms were inspired by specific interiors in historic houses or by museum installations or period rooms. Others combine features copied from various houses, palaces, and sites Mrs. Thorne visited during her extensive travels." "In this newly designed and revised edition of one of the Art Institute's most popular books, each room is shown in full view, including eight two-page spreads that immerse the reader in several of the interiors. Full-color details provide a closer view of specific objects mentioned in the text, and a number of Mrs. Thorne's original drawings are reproduced to actual scale. The introductory essay chronicles Mrs. Thorne's creation of the rooms, while individual commentaries provide information about each interior. This is a volume that will prove irresistible to collectors, miniaturists, architects, historians, interior designers, and the general public alike."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0865592136 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780865592131 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0865592128 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780865592124 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780300141597
0300141599

Subject:

Thorne, James Ward, Mrs. Art collections.
Thorne, James Ward, Mrs.
Art Institute of Chicago.
Miniature rooms Illinois Chicago.
Miniature rooms Private collections Illinois Chicago.
Pièces miniatures (Architecture) Illinois Chicago.
Pièces miniatures (Architecture) Collections privées Illinois Chicago.
Art Private collections.
Miniature rooms.
Miniature rooms Private collections.
Miniature furniture Private collections Illinois Chicago.
Illinois Chicago.

Added entries:

Thorne, James Ward, Mrs.
Culbert-Aguilar, Kathleen.
Abramson, Michael, 1948-2011.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 233322
Call No.: NK2117.M54 A7 2004
Status: Available

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