Through a close look at the history of the modernist hooked rug,
this book raises important questions about the broader history of
American modernism in the first half of the twentieth century.
Although hooked rugs are not generally associated with the
avant-garde, this study demonstrates that they were a significant
part of the artistic production of many artists engaged in
modernist experimentation. Cynthia Fowler discusses the efforts of
Ralph Pearson and of Zoltan and Rosa Hecht to establish modernist
hooked rug industries in the 1920s, uncovering a previously
undocumented history. The book includes a consideration of the
rural workers used to create the modernist narrative of the hooked
rug, as cottage industries were established throughout the rural
Northeast and South to serve the ever increasing demand for hooked
rugs by urban consumers. Fowler closely examines institutional
enterprises that highlighted and engaged the modernist hooked rugs,
such as key exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1930s and '40s. This study
reveals the fluidity of boundaries among art, craft and design, and
the profound efforts of a devoted group of modernists to introduce
the general public to the value of modern art.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950 |
| Release date: |
June 2019 |
| First published: |
2013 |
| Authors: |
Cynthia Fowler
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 174mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
226 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-38400-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
The arts: general issues >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-138-38400-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781138384002 |
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