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Reynolds Beal (American, 1867 to 1951) A student of naval architecture at Cornell University from 1885 to 1889, Reynolds Beal took his formal art training under William Merritt Chase in Shinnecock, New York. Beal’s first solo exhibition was at the Clauson Gallery in New York City in 1905. In 1919 he was one of only a handful of Americans invited to exhibit at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris. His further distinctions included membership in [...] Click here to continue reading. Joan Sonnabend – Art Jewelry Dealer Joan Sonnabend opened her tiny gallery at the Plaza Hotel in New York in 1973. She started with a 100-piece collection of “sculptures to wear”. Included in the pins, necklaces, bracelets, and rings, were works by such artists as Man Ray, Pol Bury, Picasso, Arp, and Calder. She was never a jeweler, but an art dealer. From the time she graduated Sarah Lawrence with an art degree, she [...] Click here to continue reading. Shakudo – Definition Shakudo is the Japanese term for a copper and gold alloy consisting of 2% to 7% gold and the remainder copper. This alloy can then be treated to achieve a blue-black color sometimes resembling lacquer. It was historically used to make and/or decorate Japanese swords. Contemporary jewelry makers have revived the use of shakudo for its unusual and beautiful coloring. p4A editorial staff, March 2013 Kesi Definition A Kesi is a finely-woven Chinese pictorial silk tapestry. The name, which means “cut silk”, comes from the “visual illusion of cut threads that is created by distinct, unblended areas of colour.” (Information obtained from http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-320705/kesi.) March 2013 Pompeo Girolamo Batoni – Italian Artist 1708 to 1787 Batoni began his career in Lucca, working as a decorator and engraver of precious metals in the workshop of his father, an eminent goldsmith in his native town. Before he turned twenty, Batoni left for Rome, where he studied classical antiquity and produced copies after antique sculpture for the Grand Tourists. He became a highly respected history painter and celebrated portraitist, with paintings of a [...] Click here to continue reading. Robert Seldon Duncanson (American, 1821 to 1872) Contemporary research has established that the painter’s name was Robert Selden Duncanson, his middle name was not Scott as previously thought, according to Professor Joseph D. Ketner II of Emerson College in Boston, who has studied Duncanson for over 36 years. The definitive source for the name was discovered by Julie Aronson, a curator at the Cincinnati Museum of Art. Aronson discovered the correct name in an [...] Click here to continue reading. Collection of Kathryn and James Abbe, Jr. James Abbe, Jr. and his wife Kathryn had identical passions in life. Both had established careers in photography and shared an enthusiasm for art and antiques; their interests meshed perfectly – antiques, old buildings and photography. Mr. Abbe’s particular interest in American folk art was first stirred in the 1930s when he saw the Museum of Modern Art’s pioneer folk art show; even retaining the catalogue as [...] Click here to continue reading. Rorimer Brooks Company The Rorimer Brooks Studio of Cleveland, Ohio was one of the first American firms to design and execute entire residential and commercial interiors. The company was founded by Louis Rorimer in 1896 as Rohrheimer Design. In 1917 he purchased a competitor, the Brooks Household Arts Co. from its owner, retiring Edward Brooks, to create the largest interior design firm of its time west of New York City. Louis Rorimer was the [...] Click here to continue reading. Joel Pratt, Jr. “The turner Joel Pratt, Jr. (1789-1868), of Sterling, Massachusetts, was producing 8,000 chairs per year at the time of the 1820 census,” according to American Cabinetmakers: Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940 by William C. Ketchum, Jr. “He remained active into the 1840s, making arrow-back side chairs and armchairs, Boston rockers, and half-spindle fancy chairs.” A printed paper label used by Pratt reads, “Warranted / Chairs / Made And Sold By / Joel [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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