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Shaker Made - Inside Pleasant Hill's Shaker Village
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Shaker Made - Inside Pleasant Hill's Shaker Village
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Although there are currently only a handful of members of the
Shaker faith and one active community in the world today, Shakerism
at its peak comprised thousands of members living in communal
villages across the eastern United States. Kentucky's iconic Shaker
Village at Pleasant Hill was one of these communities, and it
remains an enduring cultural touchstone. The history of the Shakers
is often reduced to the handmade objects they produced and sold,
but their lives were so much more than their material culture.
Their efforts were suffused with their religious beliefs: each
piece's sturdy simplicity memorializes the Believers' devotion to
God and how it guided their every action. Shaker Made is
photographer Carol Peachee's love letter to the cultural artifacts
- the architecture, furniture, and crafts - of one of America's
most influential utopian societies. Peachee has photographed
Pleasant Hill for more than four decades - from small items such as
eyeglasses, embroidered handkerchiefs, elixir bottles, and bonnets,
to the distinguished furniture and architecture of the more than
260 buildings that the Shakers built at Pleasant Hill. The curator
of collections at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Rebecca Soules,
provides an informative foreword to the photos, while Peachee
herself offers a lovingly written introduction explaining her
personal connection to the subject. The attention to detail in the
simple yet beautifully composed photographs evokes the "spirit of
the maker" and serves as an elegant and respectful tribute to the
history and legacy of the Pleasant Hill Shakers - an
often-misunderstood people who sought to honor the divine in all
aspects of life.
General
Imprint: |
The University Press of Kentucky
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
Carol Peachee
• Rebecca Soules
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Dimensions: |
216 x 267mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8131-9876-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8131-9876-3 |
Barcode: |
9780813198767 |
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