Based on papers presented at the Fourth Annual McFaddin-Ward House Conference, Beaumont, Tex., Nov. 1990. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
From the quilt to the neocolonial photograph : the arts of the home in an age of transition / Karal Ann Marling -- Clarity, contrast, and simplicity : changes in American interiors, 1880-1930 / Bradley C. Brooks -- Fireside tales to fireside chats : the domestic hearth / Kate Roberts -- The home set to music / Jessica H. Foy -- The piano in the American home / Craig H. Roell -- Reading together : children, adults, and literature at the turn of the century / Anne Scott MacLeod -- Cozy, charming, and artistic : stitching together the American home / Beverly Gordon -- Pictures in the American home, 1880-1930 / William S. Ayres -- The artistic portrait photograph / Shirley Teresa Wajda.
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