American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection

Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1986. Hardcover. VG/VG, former owner's name on ffep. Grey cloth/white DJ. 263 pp. 28 bw, 150 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 1986-1987 exhibition. An extensively annotated and beautifully illustrated catalogue by J. Michael Flanagan, with introductory essays by Wendy A. Cooper, Morrison H. Heckscher, and Gregory R. Weidman providing important background information. Includes an illustrated glossary and list of comparative details, making this an ideal reference for scholars, collectors, and dealers. Contents: Foreword / J. Carter Brown -- Note to Reader -- American Furniture Styles in the Colonial Period / Morrison H. Heckscher -- Furniture from the Colonial Period -- The Neoclassical Style in New England and New York, 1785-1840 / Wendy A. Cooper -- The Neoclassical Style in Philadelphia and the South, 1785-1840 / Gregory R. Weidman -- Furniture from the Federal and Empire Periods -- Bibliography and Abbreviated Titles -- Comparative Details -- Glossary -- Index.