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UNINA9910788279903321 |
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Doss Erika <1956-> |
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Kentucky by design : the decorative arts and American culture / / Erika Doss, Jerrold Hirsch, Jean M. Burks ; edited by Andrew Kelly, project manager Wesley Spencer ; photography by Bob Hower ; design by Julie Allred |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (331 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Decorative arts - Kentucky |
Folk art - Kentucky |
Art and society - United States - History - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Regional reputations, modern tastes, and cultural nationalism -- Kentucky folk art -- The shaker renderings from Kentucky -- The catalog. |
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The Index of American Design was one of the most significant undertakings of the Federal Art Project -- the visual arts arm of the Works Progress Administration. Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, this ambitious initiative set out to discover and document an authentic American style in everyday objects. The curators of the Index combed the country for art of the machine age -- from carved carousel horses to engraved powder horns to woven coverlets -- created by artisans for practical use. In their search for a true American artistic identity, they also sought furniture desig |
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