Emil Milan: Midcentury Master
Published on 31. May 2018
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-9729943-8-5 (ISBN)
Description
The work of the artist Emil Milan is showcased here along with previously unseen images and intimate anecdotes, presenting a life story that encompasses American history at its most storied, from World War 2 to the American studio craft movement. Milan's distinctive capacity to create functional wooden objects capturing the essence of mid-century modern design is introduced and contextualised comprehensively here.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1696 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9729943-8-5 (9780972994385)
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Persons
Born in Portland, OR, Craig Edelbrock is a Professor and Dean at the University of Alabama. He is an amateur woodworker interested in craft history and biography, mid-century design, and the studio craft movement in America. He has served on the boards of the Wharton Esherick Museum (Paoli, PA), the Center for Art in Wood (Philadelphia), the Collectors of Wood Art, and the Kentucky Art Center (Northport, AL). Emil Milan is his "craft great grandfather" - the author's mentor was trained by a man who apprenticed with Milan. These three degrees of separation resulted in the obsession to write this book.
Content
Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Part 1: Roselle, New Jersey; Part 2: Thompson, Pennsylvania; Part 3: Revival; Epilogue: Emil Milan in Perspective; Circle of Influence; Catalogue of Emil Milan Artworks; Biographical Timeline; Exhibitions; Museum Collections; Resources; Index.