casa manana de morrow elizabeth william spratling (4 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. William Spratling (illustrateur). Limited Edition. First edition. From an edition of 300 copies. Text and illustrations are unmarked, though the pages are yellowed and the page edges are age toned. There is a small scar in the paper at upper corner of one of the pages at the front of the book. The front hinge is just starting to tear near the base of the spine; binding is still sturdy. Covers show some wear around the corners and at the head and base of the spine; there are some small stains on the front cover. No dust jacket.

Hard. Etat : Near Fine. William Spratling (illustrateur). 1st. SIGNED first edition. Limitied to 300 copies. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Croton Falls, NY: Spiral Press, 1932. 4to., 8 1/4" x 11 1/4", unpaginated, drawings by William Spratling, illustrated with b/w plates and architectural plans and renderings. Bound in dark blue publisher's cloth with gilt embossed titles to cover and spine, gilt cover design, beveled edges, pictorial map endpapers. Inscribed by Morrow to Mr. and Mrs. Reeve Schley: "For Mr. and Mrs. Reeve Schley who knew Casa Manana. with a Merry Christmas from Elizabeth Morrow. December 1932." A rare work and important resource on Mexican architecture and pottery by Elizabeth Cutter Morrow on Cuernavaca, Mexico, where she and her husband, U.S. Senator Dwight Morrow, who was Ambassador to Mexico from 1927 to 1930, bought adjoining plots to build a house inspired by the local historic architecture. The book is divided into three sections. Section one describes the town of Cuernavaca. Section two contains architectural plans and details for the home and gardens. Section three contains photo reproductions of the Mexican furnishings in the house, including water jars, jewelry boxes and woven garments. American-born expatriate artist and designer William Spratling created drawings for the new house and illustrated the text. Elizabeth Morrow was an American poet in the early 20th century, who became the first female head of Smith College. Morrow was the mother of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, distinguished American author and wife of aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh. Near fine. Rare. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Near Very Good. No Jacket. Spratling, William (illustrateur). First Edition. First edition, hardcover, limited to 300 copies, binding is beginning to crack at the head of the front hinge, but remains solid. The book also has light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, rubbing with mild scuffing and a few small spots to the covers, a stray pen mark to the tail of the front, and a previous owner's inscription from 1933 penned in black to the second page. Overall, a Near Very Good copy. Additional images available upon request.

Etat : Very Good. First Edition. 72 pp. Folio. Bound in original navy blue buckram, title gilt on front cover and spine, trifle wear along board edges, covers slightly scuffed, patterned blue and red endpapers. As is true in all copies, the textblock has a faint yellow/brown tint on account of the paper stock. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. Edition limited to 300 copies. An important resource on Mexican architecture and pottery. Author's presentation copy: "For Elizabeth Fleming / who liked Casa Manana / with a Viva Mexico! from / Elizabeth Morrow / May 1933." Containing numerous reproduced drawings by William Spratling, as well as 14 photoplates of Mexican artifacts. The book describes pieces from the Morrow's collection of handmade ceramic pots, lacquerware trays, and striking textiles which they stored at their Spanish-colonial style retreat in Cuernavaca. "Casa Manana" is divided into three sections: "Our Street in Cuernavaca," "Plans and Details of Casa Manana," and "Mexicana." The first includes many drawings of street scenes, various gardens and houses (including that of Sir Esmond Ovey), and multiple pieces of Mexican pottery and furniture, both with detailed designs. The second part serves as a series of blueprints and sketches of the house which the author and Spratling stayed at in Cuernavaca in 1928, on No. 12 Calle General Arteaga. This includes drawings of the entrance doorway, the patio, the pool, verandas and balustrades, and fountains with tile designs, all with highly detailed descriptions of design features and materials used in their construction. The final section is composed of photographs which show the outdoor and indoor furnishings of Casa Mañana, chosen to adorn the house "to show how easily the native handicraft wares as well as old colonial objects lend themselves to decoration and daily use." The author then follows with a brief discussion of the dual use of Mexican handicraft wares, their functionality combined with their artistic qualities. This is followed finally by the photographs themselves, each very detailed with descriptions of the item and where each was designed. Included are various items such as water jars, plates, batea, jewelry boxes, sarape de saltillo, chests, tecomates, and finally a mosaic representing San Igancio de Loyola. Elizabeth Morrow's husband, Dwight, served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico in the late 1920s. The Casa Manana estate, therefore, became far more than just a weekend getaway. At Casa Manana, the Morrows entertained Mexico's leading political and cultural figures. Here, Elizabeth's love of traditional handicrafts merged with her husband's political instincts to use popular, indigenous art and culture as a diplomatic tool to celebrate Mexico. Thus was born a wonderful collection of historical Mexican art, numerous pieces of which were exhibited as part of one of the first major exhibitions of Mexican art in the United States (1930-1931). Part of the collection now resides at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College, bequeathed by Elizabeth Morrow before her death in 1955. See the important exhibition: "Casa Manana: The Morrow Collection of Mexican Popular Arts" held in 2002.