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Screen. Culture: American. Designer: Designed by Lockwood de Forest (American, New York 1850-1932 Santa Barbara, California). Dimensions: 65 x 69 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (165.1 x 177.2 x 4.4 cm). Date: ca. 1881-90. With its carved teak frame, vividly patterned plaited matting, and Japanese lacquer and mixed-metal finials, this unusual screen epitomizes the 1880s fascination with exotic styles and materials. The screen's designer, Lockwood de Forest, who was trained as a painter, did much to foster popular taste for such exoticism in decorative arts and architecture during the late nineteenth century. In 1881, with the ambition of reviving traditional methods of craftsmanship and indigenous designs, he established workshops in Ahmedabad, India, where carved woodwork was produced for use in American interiors and furniture. The workshops continued under his direction until 1907, when he turned over their management to Louis Comfort Tiffany. Over the years, de Forest amassed a sizeable collection of Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Persian objects, most of which were acquired by the Museum in 1915. While many of the items produced at the Ahmedabad Wood Carving Company were sold as stock items, others were custom made for a specific interior. This screen stood in the living room of Wawapek, the country house of Emily and Robert de Forest in Cold Spring, Long Island. (Robert, Lockwood's older brother, was the president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1913 to 1931). The screen's multicolored matting complemented Emily's collection of American Indian baskets, which was arranged on shelves in the room. With the Indian carving of its teak frame and its mixed-metal finials of Japanese sake cups, the screen exemplifies the tendency to blur distinctions among far-flung styles while creating "exotic" interiors.
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Traducción automática: Pantalla. Cultura: americana. Diseñador: Diseñado por Lockwood de Forest (American, Nueva York, 1850-1932, Santa Bárbara, California). Dimensiones: 65 x 69 3/4 x 1 3/4 pulg. (165,1 x 177,2 x 4,4 cm). Fecha: ca. 1881-90. Con su marco de teca tallada, esteras trenzadas con dibujos vívidos y remates de laca japonesa y metales mixtos, este biombo inusual personifica la fascinación de la década de 1880 por los estilos y materiales exóticos. El diseñador del biombo, Lockwood de Forest, que se formó como pintor, hizo mucho para fomentar el gusto popular por ese exotismo en las artes decorativas y la arquitectura a finales del siglo XIX. En 1881, con la ambición de revivir los métodos tradicionales de artesanía y los diseños indígenas, estableció talleres en Ahmedabad, India, donde se producía carpintería tallada para su uso en interiores y muebles estadounidenses. Los talleres continuaron bajo su dirección hasta 1907, cuando entregó su dirección a Louis Comfort Tiffany. A lo largo de los años, De Forest acumuló una colección considerable de objetos indios, tibetanos, chinos y persas, la mayoría de los cuales fueron adquiridos por el Museo en 1915. Si bien muchos de los artículos producidos en Ahmedabad Wood Carving Company se vendieron como artículos de stock, otros fueron hechos a medida para un interior específico. Esta pantalla se encontraba en la sala de estar de Wawapek, la casa de campo de Emily y Robert de Forest en Cold Spring, Long Island. (Robert, el hermano mayor de Lockwood, fue presidente del Museo Metropolitano de Arte de 1913 a 1931). El tapete multicolor del biombo complementaba la colección de cestas de indios americanos de Emily, que estaba dispuesta en los estantes de la habitación. Con el tallado indio de su marco de teca y sus remates de metales mixtos de las tazas de sake japonesas, la pantalla ejemplifica la tendencia a difuminar las distinciones entre estilos lejanos mientras crea interiores "exóticos".
Screen. Culture: American. Designer: Designed by Lockwood de Forest (American, New York 1850-1932 Santa Barbara, California). Dimensions: 65 x 69 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (165.1 x 177.2 x 4.4 cm). Date: ca. 1881-90. With its carved teak frame, vividly patterned plaited matting, and Japanese lacquer and mixed-metal finials, this unusual screen epitomizes the 1880s fascination with exotic styles and materials. The screen's designer, Lockwood de Forest, who was trained as a painter, did much to foster popular taste for such exoticism in decorative arts and architecture during the late nineteenth century. In 1881, with the ambition of reviving traditional methods of craftsmanship and indigenous designs, he established workshops in Ahmedabad, India, where carved woodwork was produced for use in American interiors and furniture. The workshops continued under his direction until 1907, when he turned over their management to Louis Comfort Tiffany. Over the years, de Forest amassed a sizeable collection of Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Persian objects, most of which were acquired by the Museum in 1915. While many of the items produced at the Ahmedabad Wood Carving Company were sold as stock items, others were custom made for a specific interior. This screen stood in the living room of Wawapek, the country house of Emily and Robert de Forest in Cold Spring, Long Island. (Robert, Lockwood's older brother, was the president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1913 to 1931). The screen's multicolored matting complemented Emily's collection of American Indian baskets, which was arranged on shelves in the room. With the Indian carving of its teak frame and its mixed-metal finials of Japanese sake cups, the screen exemplifies the tendency to blur distinctions among far-flung styles while creating "exotic" interiors.
Técnica/material:
Teak, plaited matting, mixed metals
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Tamaño imagen:
3276 x 4094 px | 38.4 MB
Tamaño impresión:
27.7 x 34.7 cm | 10.9 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
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