From Brothers to Partners to Rivals: A Stickley Legacy
For a beginning collector, it can be confusing.
Five brothers, ranging in age from twelve to twenty-five, work together in a small furniture business in New York where they specialize in both making and selling ornate, elaborate Victorian chairs…
The Future of Riordan
From the Desk of Kathy Farretta, Riordan Mansion State Historic Park Volunteer
Although we often think of an historic house museum as a static place of preservation, the Riordan family homes remain a vibrant part of the Flagstaff community.…
New Stickley Book Solves Many Mysteries
The Manufacture of Arts & Crafts Furniture by Gustav Stickley
W. Michael McCracken, author
Turn of the Century Editions / Parchment Press
(Softcover, 326 pages, $45, 2012)
To say that Michael McCracken has an obsession for the furniture…
The Morris Chair: An American Arts & Crafts Classic
It’s a piece you could build a collection around.
While William Morris may have been given too much credit for its invention (and the version he marketed at Morris & Co. looks suspiciously Victorian today), the adjustable back armchair…
Golden Gumbo – Digging George Ohr’s Famed Clay
By Bill and Pam Clark, Potters
What an incredible journey to be walking - and rowing - back in history with the descendants of George Ohr.
A few months ago we were honored to be able to dig clay with one of the descendents of George Ohr from…
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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.