introduction george wald (6 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good -. Normal age/use wear. Book.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 104 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xvi, 301 Pp. Black Cloth Lettered In Red. The Scarce Hardcover Issue. First Printing Indicated. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $19.95. Valiant Freedom Fighters Supported By Reagan, Eliminating The Peasant Threat By Eliminating Their Lives, But Subsequently Accused By A Subversive Leftist University Educated Legal System. Uh Huh.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. xxi, 221 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. ; ISBN: 0870119036 (in U.S.); 4770014031 (in Japan); 9780870119033 (in U.S.); 9784770014030; 4770014031 LCCN: 81-80655 ; LC: TT194; Dewey: 749.2 ; OCLC: 19563616 ; "On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, George Nakashima, his family, and fellow wood-workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained, rare timber. Tables, desks, chairs, and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence. In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us in intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to 'create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty.' The author's search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, India. In India, he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber. He writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. The Soul of a Tree looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature. ; George Nakashima, woodworker and architectural designer, is a native of Seattle, Washington. A graduate of MIT in architecture, he worked briefly in New York, then traveled to Paris, Tokyo, and India. It was while in Japan that he was sent on an extended architectural assignment to Pondicherry, India, where he designed Golconda, the primary disciples' residence at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, which was his first major architectural project. Running a small integrated business near New Hope, Pennsylvania, since 1943, Mr. Nakashima's major commissions include furnishings for the country home of the late Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Pocantico Hills, in Tarrytown, New, York, and interiors for Columbia University, Mt. Holyoke College, the International Paper Corporation, and the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquiu, New Mexico, for which he also provided the architectural design. Featured in such publications as Smithsonian, Town & Country, House Beautiful, Life, and Fine Woodworking, Mr. Nakashima has exhibited at many institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.; the Nelson Gallery, Kansas City; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He was awarded the Gold Medal for craftsmanship by the American Institute of Architects in 1952, was named a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1979, received the 1981 Hazlett Award, and in 1989 will be the first honoree in a series of major retrospective exhibitions of 'America's Living National Treasures' at the American Craft Museum. ; George Wald, Higgins Professor of Biology Emeritus at Harvard University, has been a close friend of George Nakashima for many years. He was co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967 for his work on mechanisms of vision. He spends most of his time now in what he thinks of as 'survival politics'-the sharp struggle to preserve life upon this planet: human, animal, and plant." ; ownership presentation on front endpaper, else FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. First Edition. 221 pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Colour photography and black and white illustrations. The author "Writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. Looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with the usual library markings. Back hinge open. Front hinge starting. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A worthy reading copy of this esteemed work.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (stated). Fine; in a near fine dust jacket with minor creases. The pre-publication price on the front flap has been clipped leaving the published price of $52.00. George Katsutoshi Nakashima (1905-1990) was an American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker who was one of the leading innovators of 20th century furniture design and a father of the American craft movement. In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allowed us an intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to "create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty." "An impressive book that effectively conveys the textual qualities and sensitivity of this master craftsman's use of wood."--New York Times. Quarto (9 1/4" by 12") [223] pages. Bibliography and glossary.