Kindred Styles: The Arts and Crafts Furniture of Charles P. Limbert
New York: Gallery 532 Soho, 1995.
First Edition. Paperback.
Exhibition and catalogue on the work of furniture and lighting produced and designed by furniture entrepreneur Charles Limbert (1854-1923) presented and with a foreword by Robert A. DeFalco. The catalogue brings together a representative sampling of Limbert’s work and examines his design ideas and influences.
Chapters include:
-A Life In Furniture – Charles Limbert and the Old Hickory Furniture Company by Ralph Kyllo
-The Arts and Crafts Movement – The Simple Life by Bruce E. Johnson
-Early Arts and Crafts Furniture – Constructing a View by Bruce Szopo
-Development and Transition – Limbert Finishes by Robert Edwards
-Unity in Diversity – Simplicity in Design by Roy Pedersen
-Achievement – The Empty Space by Jeffrey Preston
-Limbert Lighting – Limbert Lighting by Robert A. DeFalco
ISBN: 096481161X
8-3/8 x 11", pictorial wrappers, black free endpapers, 128pp, ephemera, hardware, shopmarks, advertisements, formulas for finishes, works consulted, list of objects.
Clean, square, bright, fine.
Price: $50.00