The Book Illustrations of Wharton Esherick . By Henry Wessells . Wharton Esherick, recognized as a key link between the pre-1916 Arts and Crafts Movement and the renewed interest in the crafts... Read full biography
The Book Illustrations of Wharton Esherick . By Henry Wessells . Wharton Esherick, recognized as a key link between the pre-1916 Arts and Crafts Movement and the renewed interest in the crafts following the Second World War, is most widely known for his sculptures and non-traditional furniture... Read full biography
The Book Illustrations of Wharton Esherick . By Henry Wessells . Wharton Esherick, recognized as a key link between the pre-1916 Arts and Crafts Movement and the renewed interest in the crafts following the Second World War, is most widely known for his sculptures and non-traditional furniture designs from the late 1920s and 1930s onward. In his long and varied career, Esherick (1887-1970) joined the traditions of the decorative arts with those of the fine arts. He was also a noted printmaker... Read full biography
The Book Illustrations of Wharton Esherick . By Henry Wessells . Wharton Esherick, recognized as a key link between the pre-1916 Arts and Crafts Movement and the renewed interest in the crafts following the Second World War, is most widely known for his sculptures and non-traditional furniture designs from the late 1920s and 1930s onward. In his long and varied career, Esherick (1887-1970) joined the traditions of the decorative arts with those of the fine arts. He was also a noted printmaker and book illustrator whose work was published in popular magazines and in elegant limited editions and remains sought after by collectors to this day. Curiously enough, Esherick's woodcut work, produced almost entirely between 1922 and 1936, occurred... Read full biography
The Book Illustrations of Wharton Esherick . By Henry Wessells . Wharton Esherick, recognized as a key link between the pre-1916 Arts and Crafts Movement and the renewed interest in the crafts following the Second World War, is most widely known for his sculptures and non-traditional furniture designs from the late 1920s and 1930s onward. In his long and varied career, Esherick (1887-1970) joined the traditions of the decorative arts with those of the fine arts. He was also a noted printmaker and book illustrator whose work was published in popular magazines and in elegant limited editions and remains sought after by collectors to this day. Curiously enough, Esherick's woodcut work, produced almost entirely between 1922 and 1936, occurred in a period of great artistic transition for him, when he sought a medium in which he could evolve his o... Read full biography
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About Wharton Esherick: Books
Books & Publications (19)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
City of Ambition Artists and New York, 1900-1960 (Exhibition catalog)
1996
Sussman, Elizabeth
144 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Half a Century in Wood
1988
Bascom, Mansfield
0 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art
1981
Rugoff, Milton
669 pages (color)
American Drawing A Guide to Information Sources
1979
Doumato, Lamia
246 pages
Drawings by Wharton Esherick
1978
Rochberg, Gene
106 pages
Drawings by Wharton Esherick
1978
Rochberg, Gene (compiler)
0 pages (color)
The Wharton Esherick Museum Studio
1977
Editor, The Wharton Museum
0 pages (color)
Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art Philadelphia Museum of Art (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Marcus, George H. (Editor)
166 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index