Inspired by China : contemporary furnituremakers explore Chinese traditions /
Nancy Berliner, Edward S. Cooke, Jr.
- Salem, Mass. : Seattle, Wash. : Peabody Essex Museum ; Distrubuted by University of Washington Press, c2006.
- 160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Inspired by China: contemporary furnituremakers explore Chinese traditions, organized by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, October 28, 2006-March 4, 2007. Exhibition tour: Museum of Arts and Design, New York, June 28-October 28, 2007; Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 30, 2007-March 31, 2008"--T.p. verso. "Second printing, 2007"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Introducing Inspired by China / Considering influences from afar: the impact of foreign cultures on Chinese furniture / In and out of fashion: changing American engagements with Chinese furniture / Furniture, inspiring and inspired / The artists and their biographies / Dan L. Monroe and Lynda Roscoe Hartigan -- Nancy Berliner and Edward S. Cooke Jr. -- Nancy Berliner -- Edward S. Cooke Jr. -- Nancy Berliner and Edward S. Cooke, Jr. -- Nancy Berliner and Edward S. Cooke, Jr.