Who Was The Pink Lady?
If you recall from last week's column (which, like all of our articles, can be found by clicking on "Archives"), I have been waiting 28 years to meet the Grove Park Inn's resident ghost, fondly referred to by the hotel staff as The Pink Lady.
Always…
A View From the Palm Court
I am writing this week's column from the third floor Palm Court in the historic 1913 Grove Park Inn, where we hold our annual February conference. Today I am here preparing to give a presentation on the history of Asheville's famed Arts and…
A Walk on the Mild Side
We fellow Arts and Crafts enthusiasts have often been accused -- and rightly so - of fostering a severe case of tunnel vision. We have to remind ourselves that the Arts and Crafts movement encompassed more than just hand-craftsmanship. Early…
A One Hundred Year Journey
It began in East Aurora, New York, in the Roycroft Copper shop, where in 1913 foreman Victor Toothaker designed the hammered copper lighting fixtures for the Grove Park Inn being constructed on Sunset Mountain overlooking Asheville, North…
Tracking Down a Tragic Couple
I knew where it was at, I thought, but after nearly an hour driving around Rockville, Maryland, I wasn't sure I was ever going to find it.
But I wasn't going to quit.
Just as I had read, it was totally surrounded and nearly obscured by gleaming,…
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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.