03268nam 2200733 450 991081156840332120200520144314.00-8131-8391-X0-8131-4789-12027/heb05651(CKB)3710000000333838(EBL)1914955(SSID)ssj0001401698(PQKBManifestationID)12612853(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401698(PQKBWorkID)11351741(PQKB)11681099(OCoLC)558421152(MdBmJHUP)muse43744(Au-PeEL)EBL1914955(CaPaEBR)ebr11011613(CaONFJC)MIL691985(OCoLC)900343571(MiAaPQ)EBC1914955(dli)HEB05651(MiU)MIU01000000000000007009178(EXLCZ)99371000000033383820150204h19891989 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCraftsman of the Cumberlands tradition & creativity /Michael Owen JonesLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1989.©19891 online resource (304 p.)Publications of the American Folklore Society. New seriesIncludes index.Rev. ed. of: The hand made object and its maker. 1975.1-322-60703-6 0-8131-1672-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Chairmaking Business; 2 The Masterpiece and the New Design; 3 Man of Constant Sorrow; 4 The Unique and the Antique; 5 Security, Seclusion, and Self-Esteem; 6 It Takes Half a Fool to Make Chairs; 7 The Beauty Part and the Lasting Part; Bibliographical Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; WWhy do people consider aesthetic qualities as well as utilitarian ones in the making of everyday objects? Why do they maintain traditions? What is the nature of their creative process? These are some of the larger questions addressed by Michael Owen Jones in his book on craftsmen in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Kentucky. Concentrating on the work of one man, woodworker and chairmaker Chester Cornett, Jones not only describes the tools and techniques employed by Cornett but also his aspirations and values. Cornett possessed a deep knowledge of his materials and a mastery of construction Publications of the American Folklore Society.New series (Unnumbered)Chair-makersKentuckyBiographyChairsKentuckyHistory20th centuryFurnitureKentuckyHistory20th centuryChair-makersKentuckyPsychologyChair-makersChairsHistoryFurnitureHistoryChair-makersPsychology.749/.32/097691Jones Michael Owen27656Jones Michael Owen27656MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811568403321Craftsman of the Cumberlands2452304UNINA