The Artist’s Hand
Dard Hunter and the American Arts & Crafts Movement
une 7 – Aug. 31, 2008
The Artist’s Hand will tell the story of the American Arts and Crafts Movement and Ohio native Dard Hunter. Co-curators, Eileen Wallace, bookbinding artist and proprietor of Mile Wide Press, and Dard Hunter III, grandson of Dard Hunter, will take guests on a journey through the movement, with examples of furniture, stained glass, pottery, jewelry and papermaking.
The Arts and Crafts Movement began in the latter part of the nineteenth century as a response to the Industrial Revolution in England. Those who embraced the movement, such as Arts and Crafts legend William Morris,were protesting the lowstandards of design in artifacts produced bymachine and wanted to get closer to the actual process of creation. TheArts and Crafts philosophymoved itsway into the U.S. in the early 20th century and was practiced by famous craftsmen and designers such as Gustav Stickley and Frank Lloyd Wright. Also instrumental to the movement was Roycroft artist, Dard Hunter of Chillicothe, Ohio (born 1883 and died 1966). In addition to theHunters’work, the exhibition will include an overview of the American Arts and Crafts Movement and its impact on U.S. culture and styles found in furniture stores and boutiques today.
Interactive invitation. (outside)
Interactive invitation. (inside)
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