Samuel McIntire
Subtitle: carving an American style
By: Dean T. Lahikainen.
Contributors: Lahikainen, Dean T., 1951-; Peabody Essex Museum.
Publisher: Peabody Essex Museum; distributed by University Press of New England; Distributed by University Press of New England
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Salem, Mass; Hanover; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780875772097; 9780875772103
Subjects: McIntire, Samuel, -- 1757-1811 -- Exhibitions.; Architect-designed furniture -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- Exhibitions.; Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- 18th century -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style is the first book to examine the range of Samuel McIntire's carving career and to put it into a broader perspective in terms of the work of this contemporaries and other decorative traditions of the Federal period. Lahikainen presents a critical analysis of McIntire's carving style and questions some long-held attributions that shed new light on his role as a furniture maker and designer."--Jacket.
Notes: "Published by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Massachusetts, in conjunction with the exhibition Samuel McIntire: carving an American style, October 13, 2007-February 24, 2008"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-286) and index.