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- catalog abstract ""Hand-carved canes are a part of America's culture and art, speaking to our rich national heritage and capacity for self-expression. As vehicles of personal communication and group identity, American folk art canes display images ranging from King Kong to depression-era bathing beauties, from boxer "Gentleman Jim" Corbett to an anonymous shoemaker, and from Civil War soldiers to Dolly Parton. Symbols of fraternal and military organizations also occupy the miniature world on the cane, as do representations of nature, from snakes swallowing frogs to bee-filled gardens." "American Folk Art Canes: Personal Sculpture is the first comprehensive, scholarly book focusing on American folk canes and will be a foundation for future research in the field. Reproduced in full color, more than three hundred canes dating from the early nineteenth century to today disclose the complex cultural meanings, obscure individual histories, and light-hearted social commentaries of folk art walking sticks. Detailed, comparative, and historical photographs show the diverse styles, techniques, and themes used by the generations of American carvers who have mastered this expressive and utilitarian art form. Each illustration eloquently demonstrates the carvers' artistry in transforming a simple functional object into a work of art." "The introduction and eight original essays by noted scholars examine the methods of dating canes, their sculptural and symbolic qualities, and the aesthetic character and history of Native American, African-American, Civil War, fraternal, and contemporary canes. Details of the canes' imagery, origins, and composition are given in an extensive documentation section. Color plates of related folk art carvings, a selected bibliography, and a thorough index supplement the book." --Book Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b3793904.
- catalog contributor b3793905.
- catalog contributor b3793906.
- catalog contributor b3793907.
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description ""Hand-carved canes are a part of America's culture and art, speaking to our rich national heritage and capacity for self-expression. As vehicles of personal communication and group identity, American folk art canes display images ranging from King Kong to depression-era bathing beauties, from boxer "Gentleman Jim" Corbett to an anonymous shoemaker, and from Civil War soldiers to Dolly Parton. Symbols of fraternal and military organizations also occupy the miniature world on the cane, as do representations of nature, from snakes swallowing frogs to bee-filled gardens." "American Folk Art Canes: Personal Sculpture is the first comprehensive, scholarly book focusing on American folk canes and will be a foundation for future research in the field. Reproduced in full color, more than three hundred canes dating from the early nineteenth century to today disclose the complex cultural meanings, obscure individual histories, and light-hearted social commentaries of folk art walking sticks. Detailed, comparative, and historical photographs show the diverse styles, techniques, and themes used by the generations of American carvers who have mastered this expressive and utilitarian art form. Each illustration eloquently demonstrates the carvers' artistry in transforming a simple functional object into a work of art." "The introduction and eight original essays by noted scholars examine the methods of dating canes, their sculptural and symbolic qualities, and the aesthetic character and history of Native American, African-American, Civil War, fraternal, and contemporary canes. Details of the canes' imagery, origins, and composition are given in an extensive documentation section. Color plates of related folk art carvings, a selected bibliography, and a thorough index supplement the book." --Book Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-246) and index.".
- catalog extent "252 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "American folk art canes.".
- catalog identifier "0295972009 (University of Washington Press) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "American folk art canes.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomfield Hills, Mich. : Sandringham Press in association with Museum of American Folk Art, New York [and] University of Washington Press, Seattle,".
- catalog relation "American folk art canes.".
- catalog spatial "Michigan".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "736/.4 20".
- catalog subject "Folk art United States Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Meyer, George H. (George Herbert), 1928- Art collections Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Meyer, George H. Art collections Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "NK9712 .M49 1992".
- catalog subject "Sculpture, American.".
- catalog subject "Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) Private collections Michigan Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) Private collections United States Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) United States Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Wood-carving United States Exhibitions.".
- catalog title "American folk art canes : personal sculpture / George H. Meyer with Kay White Meyer ; photographs by Charles B. Nairn.".
- catalog type "text".