Sculptor and furniture-maker Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) was known as the Dean of American CraftsmenA" in his lifetime. He is perhaps best remembered for his sculptural, handcrafted furniture and objects, which elevated ordinary household objects to the level of fine art. Esherick began his career as a painter, but in the 1920s he discovered a new muse and medium as he began to carve the curvilinear furniture that would make him one of the most famous American furniture-makers even to this day. Perhaps his greatest legacy is the house he lovingly crafted entirely by hand in the woods of Paoli, Pennsylvania, for which he conceived and shaped every stairwell, sink, spoon, table, desk and chair. His designs are highly evocative of Danish modern, decades before the 1970s when that style swept America. The Art Institute of Architects noted: He led, not followed, the ScandanaviansA". Esherick's work has influenced generations of artists and craftsmen and his legacy is increasingly evident in the tradition of hand-crafted studio furniture alive in America and around the world. This stunning visual biography displays the work of the beloved American craftsman, with a text penned by his son-in-law Mansfield Bascom, who now curates the museum that maintains Esherick's work and memory.
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Mansfield Bascom is Wharton Esherick's son-in-law and the curator of the Wharton Esherick Museum in Paoli, Pennsylvania. Bascom and his wife, Ruth, have lived in Esherick's workshop since his death in 1970 and continue to give tours of the house that Esherick so lovingly crafted.
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Wharton Esherick, The Journey of a Creative Mind
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This book is a must have for those woodworker, furniture makers/designers and sculptors. Wharton Esherick is one of the most influential and yet little known artists in the 20th century.
The book is very well written and the photographs leave little unstated. As a furniture designer/maker, I knew of Wharton and his work, yet I did not know the man, this book reveals the essential artist.
Through this book my awareness and influence by Wharton has increased ten fold... I recommend this book for the pure pleasure of being made aware of a great American artist.
The book is very well written and the photographs leave little unstated. As a furniture designer/maker, I knew of Wharton and his work, yet I did not know the man, this book reveals the essential artist.
Through this book my awareness and influence by Wharton has increased ten fold... I recommend this book for the pure pleasure of being made aware of a great American artist.
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No serious arts library should be without this!
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Mansfield Bascom's WHARTON ESHERICK: THE JOURNEY OF A CREATIVE MIND is published to coincide with an exhibition and gathers the works of the artist. Some forty years in making, this book is based on interviews with the artist and his family, friends and contemporaries and represents the first, only examination of his works and life. No serious arts library should be without!
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Wharton Esherick: The Journey of the Creative Mind
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I had the good fortune to visit The WE Studio/Museum in 1972. I was visiting with the daughter of one of his patrons/customers, who is pictured in the book playing chess with WE. The photographic study of Esherick's work in this book is outstanding. Typically, this type book becomes a "coffee table" picture book, but it is the story and life of this artist that is really so inspiring. It's a page turner! I cannot recommend this book strongly enough to anyone who has an interest in the arts, or who simply wants to put two pieces of wood together. Visit the studio if you possibly can. It is wonderful!
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