题 目：American Furniture 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art /美国家具 1650-1840：费城艺术博物馆精选

作 者：Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley

出 版：Yale University Press，2020

装 帧：精装，336页

尺 寸：23.5*28.5 cm

语 种：英语

The creation of an American furniture style at a crossroads of transatlantic trade

American Furniture, 1650–1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the first publication dedicated to one of the finest collections of its type in the country. Best known for furniture by artisans from Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania, the museum’s collection includes significant examples from cities and regions farther afield. Interpretive texts for each work focus on design sources, showing how early American furniture participated in an international visual language. A vibrant local economy was bolstered by coastal trade bringing Caribbean mahogany and European imports that continued to influence local production. By the 1740s Philadelphia had developed a distinctive idiom and led the developing nation in style and aesthetics. This volume provides an important resource for scholars of American furniture, illuminates the cultural and mercantile life of the fledgling nation, and offers a lively introduction to the donors, curators, and personalities who have shaped the institution from its earliest days to the present

本书是第一本致力于研究这批极佳美国家具收藏的出版物。费城艺术博物馆以来自费城和宾夕法尼亚州东南部工匠制作的家具而闻名，其中包括来自更遥远城市和地区的重要作品。

每件作品的解释性文本都侧重于设计来源，展示了早期美国家具是如何参与国际视觉语言的。沿海贸易带来的加勒比红木和欧洲进口持续影响着当地的家具生产，支撑了当地经济的蓬勃发展。

到18世纪40年代，费城已经形成了一种独具特色的语言，并在风格和美学上引领着美国这个尚处于发展中的国家。这本书为研究美国家具的学者提供了重要的资源，阐明了这个新兴国家的文化和商业生活，并生动地介绍了捐赠者、策展人，以及从早期到现在塑造了该博物馆的人物。