Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style -Woodworking-Furniture-Peabody Museum

Description: Title: Samuel McIntire - Carving American StyleAuthor: Dean T. LahikainenSpecial Attributes: Peabody Essex Museum - Paperback coverPublish Date: 2007Condition: Some Flaws -see photos DESCRIPTION:Samuel McIntire: Carving an American StyleFor more than a century, historians have been searching for the true Samuel McIntire (1757-1811) and have been trying to define his role in shaping the cultural heritage of Salem, Massachusetts. Trained as a carpenter by his father, McIntire taught himself the art of architectural drawing and went on to design scores of public and private buildings in Salem, long celebrated for their elegance and beauty. After 1790, however, he made his living primarily as a wood carver, providing ornamental decoration for many of the buildings he designed as well as for furniture and more than two dozen sailing vessels. McIntire was also called upon to carve portrait busts and even a model of a historic pear, commissions that brought him into the realm of academic sculpture.Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style is the first book to examine the full range of his carving career and to put it into a broader perspective in terms of the work of his contemporaries and other decorative traditions of the Federal period. The book draws on the remarkable collections of the Peabody Essex Museum, in Salem, Massachusetts, which owns most of McIntire's architectural drawings and several of his most important buildings, as well as furniture in public and private collections from around the country. Please see pictures for description. Buyer pays forUSPS Media Mail Only No Returns Please Email Questions. Thank youValueBuy

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