American Furniture 2021 [Hardcover]

The 2021 volume of American Furniture is intensely object-focused, with articles ranging from new discoveries in Rhode Island furniture to those on specific pieces: two associated with Jeffersons drafting of the Declaration and two with fraudulent components and additions. Underlying these essays are a diverse group of topics including labor and memory in furniture history, redemption and reimagination of furniture, and the exploitation of history and trauma in the creation and marketing of a fake.Articles in this 2021 volume explore new discoveries in Rhode Island furniture, objects associated with Jeffersons drafting of the Declaration of Independence, labor and memory in furniture, the redemption of a fake desk-and-bookcase, and the role of history, nostalgia, and trauma in marketing of a fraudulent secretary.The Chipstone Foundations annual American Furniture and its sister publication Ceramics in America are the most influential publications to have emerged in the decorative arts field during the last twenty-five years.These journals continue to set new standards for cutting edge research, photography, and graphic design while forging links between academia, museums, and craftspeople.Cradling the Past: Labor and Memory in Furniture HistoryKenneth CohenAn Ingenious Man: George Peabody, Newport CabinetmakerPatricia E. KaneNewly Discoveries in Furniture by Christopher TownsendErik Gronning and Amy CoesThomas Jeffersons Writing Box and Rotating Windsor Writing ChairJames GergatReimagining and Redemption: The Chipstone Foundations Secretary with ChipmunkBeth Lipman and Jonathan PrownForging the Real War: Nostalgia, Memory, and Trauma in the Bingham Memorial SecretaryBrandy Culp and Ruthie DibbleUS