The Art That Is Life: The Art & Crafts Movement in America, 1875-1920 Paperback – January 1, 1998

Such a beautiful book, with wonderful photos of the artwork under discussion. Simply lovely and quite well-written.

excellent book. just to study the history

Love this Exhibit Catalog about The Arts and Crafts Movement in America 1875-1920. An interesting look at the founders who were instrumental in the creation of this movement. My Great, Great Aunts, the Overbeck Sisters were founding members! My late Father was a nephew who would tend to his Aunts. The last Overbeck sister died in 1955. What a legacy! I was at the MFA in Boston as a student at their school during this exhibit. My Art school had no idea of my connection to the Arts and Crafts Movement. What a legacy the Overbeck Sisters left with their exquisite pottery and Art. They are not a big feature in this book which is disappointing. Still the catalog is an interesting read. I miss the wonderful exhibitions back in Boston.

Already read this book. A great reference for arts and crafts in U.S.

I used its pages for my kids collage.

I have both of Wendy's books on the Arts and Crafts movement and could not choose between them, both are excellent and full of great material, pics and information. I highly recomment them both.

IF YOU LOVE Arts & Craft and/or the Aesthestic Movement, this book will impress you.

This paperback is a reprint edition of an important exhibition catalog that was originally issued in 1987. The exhibition, which was held at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and which bore the same title as this book, was comprised of 225 design-related artifacts (furniture, glass, silver, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, books and architectural drawings) from the era in design and architectural history known as the American Arts and Crafts movement. The book is important because of the thoroughness with which it documents, interprets, and illustrates the moral, esthetic and social reforms that enabled the Arts and Crafts movement to flourish. Included in the 400-page volume are eight essays by various experts on the subject, who introduce more than 300 photographs (including 55 color plates) in discussing a wide range of topics, among them American Arts and Crafts Architecture, The Art of Work, The Role of the Schools, House and Home, and A More Reasonable Way to Dress. The text and illustrations provide ample evidence of the continuing influence of Arts and Crafts: "In altering attitudes toward the fabrication and use of objects," writes curator Wendy Kaplan, "it changed the fundamental perceptions regarding design, the home, and work." (Copyright by Roy R. Behrens from Ballast Quarterly Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, Autumn 1999.)