Van Briggle Festival Coming to Colorado in September
The lives of Artus and Anne Van Briggle will be shown among pottery presentations, demonstrations, and tours of his memorial building during the Historic Van Briggle Festival & Tour, coming to Colorado Springs this September.
Pottery…
The Eccentric Ohr: A Profile in “Unbridled Creativity”
The following text is an excerpt regarding George Ohr Pottery from "The Official Price Guide to American Arts and Crafts: Third Edition"
“I send you four pieces, but it is as easy to pass judgment on my productions…
The Gustav Stickley Furniture Nobody Wants
by Bruce Johnson
This article has been re-published. Original date of publication: August 25th, 2014.
As a historian, it's always fun to stumble across information that runs counter to popular belief.
Realizing, for instance, that…
Fulper, Vasekraft, and Glazes
The following are excerpts from Bruce Johnson's The Official Price Guide to Arts & Crafts. See the end of the article for a special conference announcement on where you can see examples of Fulper Pottery.
In 1860, the Fulper…
Here Comes the Sun: How to Protect Your Items from Sun Damage
In my four decades of living with Arts and Crafts furniture, I have had to deal with some unfortunate accidents, from cat scratches on a leather-topped table to my young son putting his foot through a glass bookcase door.
But…
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ArtsandCraftsCollector.com is a website dedicated to exploring the works, artisans, historical origins and the contemporary revival of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The historic movement started as a response to the country’s Industrial Revolution and encouraged simple design paying tribute to the natural world over the intricate design of the Victorian era.