Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
-- First comprehensive survey of the arts of this period in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
-- Exceptional in that it includes work in all mediums rather than focusing on a select few.
-- With a fully illustrated checklist of some 500 objects and works of art, most published here for the first time.
-- Accompanies a major exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 10 October 1999 -- 2 January 2000
The decorative and fine arts of this early period in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region - from samplers and teapots to high chests and portraits - are explored in detail for the first time in this fully illustrated exhibition catalogue. Surveys the ethnically diverse artisans and society that produced these objects during the initial settlement of Pennsylvania, as well as the objects themselves. The authors make clear the prominent role Pennsylvania played in Colonial America as it evolved into an international cultural force.