The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest

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This magnificent compendium is the first comprehensive exploration of the Arts and Crafts legacy in the Pacific Northwest. It traces the movement from its nineteenth-century English beginnings to its flowering in Washington and Oregon through the 1920s and beyond weaving into a tale of idealism and devotion everything from iconic masterpieces to recent discoveries. You will meet the architects artists craftspeople and entrepreneurs in Seattle Spokane Portland and smaller communities throughout the region in their own words in journal entries letters articles and promotional materials of the period. Included are public and private architecture furniture pottery and tile metalwork lighting leaded and stained glass jewelry textiles basketry and the influence of Native American arts painting and printmaking photography graphic arts and book design. The ideals of the Arts and Crafts movementa celebration of craftsmanship and the creative process; an appreciation of sound construction pleasing proportion grace and simplicity; and a comfortable rusticity that sees beauty in nature and honors indigenous materialsfound fertile ground in Washington and Oregon. The inspired handiwork of anonymous amateurs and significant regional artists alike yielded a remarkable variety of progressive architect-designed residences bungalows for everyone and all manner of artistic and practical furnishings and accessories. Beautifully illustrated with nearly 400 photographs and period graphics including rare images published here for the first time this groundbreaking volume is an authoritative reference a provocative story and an irresistible treasure trove for Arts and Crafts collectors and enthusiasts everywhere.