| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Chairmaking Business; 2 The Masterpiece and the New Design; 3 Man of Constant Sorrow; 4 The Unique and the Antique; 5 Security, Seclusion, and Self-Esteem; 6 It Takes Half a Fool to Make Chairs; 7 The Beauty Part and the Lasting Part; Bibliographical Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W. |
| Summary |
Why do people consider aesthetic qualities as well as utilitarian ones in the making of everyday objects? Why do they maintain traditions? What is the nature of their creative process? These are some of the larger questions addressed by Michael Owen Jones in his book on craftsmen in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Kentucky. Concentrating on the work of one man, woodworker and chairmaker Chester Cornett, Jones not only describes the tools and techniques employed by Cornett but also his aspirations and values. Cornett possessed a deep knowledge of his materials and a mastery of construction. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cornett, Chester.
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Cornett, Chester. |
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Chair-makers -- Kentucky -- Biography.
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Chair-makers. |
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Kentucky. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Chairs -- Kentucky -- History -- 20th century.
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Chairs. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Furniture -- Kentucky -- History -- 20th century.
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Furniture. |
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Chair-makers -- Kentucky -- Psychology.
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Psychology. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Indexed Term |
Chair-makers Kentucky Biography |
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Chair-makers Kentucky Psychology |
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Chairs Kentucky History 20th century |
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Cornett, Chester |
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Furniture Kentucky History 20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jones, Michael Owen. Craftsman of the Cumberlands : Tradition and Creativity. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813116723 |
| ISBN |
9780813147895 (electronic book) |
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0813147891 (electronic book) |
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9780813116723 |
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