Nothing enhances the appeal of a beautiful painting like the perfect frame. Indeed, framing is an art form in its own right, and "The Gilded Edge" is the first book to offer a comprehensive visual survey of the beautiful antique frames made in America over the last two centuries. Comprising diverse essays by art world luminaries, museum curators, private collectors, and independent scholars, this richly illustrated volume covers topics ranging from frame history and fabrication to the art of perfectly matching frame to ...
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Nothing enhances the appeal of a beautiful painting like the perfect frame. Indeed, framing is an art form in its own right, and "The Gilded Edge" is the first book to offer a comprehensive visual survey of the beautiful antique frames made in America over the last two centuries. Comprising diverse essays by art world luminaries, museum curators, private collectors, and independent scholars, this richly illustrated volume covers topics ranging from frame history and fabrication to the art of perfectly matching frame to artwork. Unlike most art books that depict paintings without their frames, "The Gilded Edge" presents a plethora of photographs that showcase frames in relation to the paintings they border--and as works of art themselves. An accessible reference for collectors and admirers alike, this is an invaluable guide to the art of making beautiful things even more so.
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New. 081182070X. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--AVOID WEEKS OF DELAY ELSEWHERE. --203 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. Description" "The Gilded Edge is the first book to offer an in-depth look at the exquisite antique frames made in America over the last two centuries. Comprised of individual essays, this richly illustrated volume covers a diversity of topics. Unlike most art books that depict paintings without their frames, The Gilded Edge presents a plethora of sumptuous photographs that showcase frames in relation to the paintings they border — as works of art themselves. An accessible reference for admirers of fine and decorative art, this is an invaluable guide to making the already beautiful even more so." Features: "American Antique Frames: Rediscovering a Lost Art by Eli Wilner--On the Framing of Pictures by Annette Blaugrund How the Edge Became a Center: The Rise of Interest in American Frames by Lisa Koenigsberg American Frame References from the Late Nineteenth Century: A Scattering of Attitudes by William H. Gerdts--On Verso: Observations on the Back of the Frame by Kevin Flaherty On the Edge of Change: Artist Designed Frames from Whistler to Marin by Suzanne Smeaton Within Gilded Borders: The Frames of Stanford White by Nina Gray--From Parlors to Pueblos: Frames for the American West, 1855-1925 by Sally Mills--What's In a Frame? by David Park Curry American Frames in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Carrie Rebora Barratt--Marriages, Divorces, and Reconciliations: Challenges in Framing a Museum Collection by Nancy Rivard Shaw--With a glossary, bibliography, and over 100 color illustrations" From Eli Wilner--with a bonus offer--; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.
