{"product_id":"nancy-green-byrdcliffe-an-american-arts-and-crafts-colony-by-nancy-green-book-copyright-2004-10416","title":"Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony by Nancy Green, Book, copyright 2004","description":"\u003cp\u003eByrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony is the definitive study of one of America's most important Arts and Crafts communities. Published in conjunction with a landmark exhibition organized by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, this richly illustrated volume chronicles the history, ideals, artists, and craftsmen associated with the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock, New York. Founded in 1902 by Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead and Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead, Byrdcliffe became one of the earliest and most influential Arts and Crafts colonies in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing furniture, pottery, textiles, metalwork, paintings, photography, and decorative arts, the book explores the colony's commitment to handcrafted design, artistic collaboration, and the pursuit of a creative life inspired by the ideals of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Essays by leading scholars examine the founders, artists, and enduring legacy of Byrdcliffe while placing the colony within the broader history of American art and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with hundreds of color and black-and-white images, this comprehensive catalog serves as an essential reference for collectors, historians, museum professionals, and enthusiasts of the Arts and Crafts Movement. The publication documents the artistic achievements of a community that helped shape the cultural identity of Woodstock and influenced generations of American artists and craftsmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEditor: Nancy E. Green\n\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Ellen Paul Denker, Robert Edwards, Heidi Nasstrom Evans, and others\n\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University\n\u003cbr\u003eCopyright: 2004\n\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade Paperback\n\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nancy Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42429101310034,"sku":"10416","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/8678\/0242\/files\/10416_w.jpg?v=1781477999","url":"https:\/\/davidcookgalleries.com\/products\/nancy-green-byrdcliffe-an-american-arts-and-crafts-colony-by-nancy-green-book-copyright-2004-10416","provider":"Cook Gallery | Historic Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}