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Lost Opportunity

Howe, Katherine S, ; Peter C Marzo (1943-2010), Philippe de Montebello (1936-), Ned Rifkin, Alice Cooney Freylinghuysen, Simon JBiblio.com

Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age European context 1840-80 : England -- An introduction to the Herter Brothers -- From the Bowery to Broadway : the Herter Brothers and the New York furniture trade -- Patronage and the artistic interior -- Herter Brothers furniture

1994009478Harry N. Abrams in association with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston New York ©1994 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st ed. 1st printing ; ; 272 pages : illustrations some color ; 28 cm ; ISBN 9780810934269 9780890900604 0810934264 0890900604 OCLC 31088352 "Published on the occasion of the exhibition . organized by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York in collaboration with the High Museum of Art Atlanta."--Title page verso; Exhibition held at Museum of Fine Arts Houston August 21-October 23 1994 ; High Museum of Art Atlanta December 13 1994-February 12 1995 ; Metropolitan Museum of Art New York March 15-July 9 1995 ; black cloth with gold designs and lettering ; in color photographic dustjacket ; In 1848 Gustave Herter arrived in America from Germany fleeing political and economic chaos. His brother Christian joined him a decade later. By 1875 their firm renamed Herter Brothers was supplying the White House with furnishings as it had been doing for some of America's wealthiest families since 1858. During this opulent period Herter Brothers could claim to be the leading cabinetmaking and decorating firm in the country. The best of the Herter Brothers' furniture and interiors are displayed in 133 color and 167 black-and-white illustrations including many close-up details as well as comparative work by rival fine cabinetmakers of the time in New York and Europe. Herter Brothers tells the story of the company from its earliest manifestations when Gustave worked with other partners and alone through his partnership with his brother to Christian's years as head of the firm and the end of his tenure ; Katherine S. Howe is the director of the Rienzi house museum for European decorative arts in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.; Peter C. Marzio. Peter was the director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston a post he held for almost three decades; born into a working-class immigrant family becoming the first in his family to graduate from High School. At Juniata College he became inspired by the art and museum world deciding to make this his career. He went on to earn a doctorate in art and American history from the University of Chicago. He served as curator of prints and drawings at the Smithsonian and then as director and chief executive officer of the Corcoran Gallery of Art before becoming the director in Houston. ; Philippe de Montebello is a French and American museum director. He served from 1977 to 2008 as the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. On his retirement he was both the longest-serving director in the institution's history and the third longest-serving director of any major art museum in the world; He immigrated to the United States of America in the 1950s and became a naturalized citizen of the US in 1955. He was educated in New York City at the Lycée Français de New York graduated from Harvard University with a degree in art history and earned an MA from New York University after which he embarked on a career in Fine Arts. He became the Director of the Metropolitan Museum in 1977 and has become widely known as the public face of the museum.; Ned Rifkin joined the staff of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in December 1986 as the first chief curator for exhibitions. ; Contents: A European context 1840-80 : England / Simon Jervis. Germany / Hans Ottomeyer. France / Marc Bascou -- An introduction to the Herter Brothers / Katherine S. Howe -- From the Bowery to Broadway : the Herter Brothers and the New York furniture trade / Catherine Hoover Voorsanger -- Patronage and the artistic interior / Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen -- Herter Brothers furniture / Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen Katherine S. Howe Catherine Hoover Voorsanger ; FINE/FINE <br/> <br/> Harry N. Abrams in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, New York, ©1994 hardcover

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