02799nam 2200661 450 991046402660332120200520144314.0(CKB)2670000000617748(EBL)2007667(SSID)ssj0001482242(PQKBManifestationID)11892443(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482242(PQKBWorkID)11510379(PQKB)10745933(MiAaPQ)EBC2007667(OCoLC)910102692(MdBmJHUP)muse42590(Au-PeEL)EBL2007667(CaPaEBR)ebr11058562(CaONFJC)MIL788001(EXLCZ)99267000000061774820150617h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKentucky 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 AllredLexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,2015.©20151 online resource (331 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-5567-3 0-8131-5569-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Regional reputations, modern tastes, and cultural nationalism -- Kentucky folk art -- The shaker renderings from Kentucky -- The catalog.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 desigDecorative artsKentuckyFolk artKentuckyArt and societyUnited StatesHistory20th centuryElectronic books.Decorative artsFolk artArt and societyHistory745.09769Doss Erika1956-800802Hirsch Jerrold1948-Burks Jean M.1949-Kelly AndrewHower BobAllred JulieMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464026603321Kentucky by design2463551UNINA