Utility and Beauty

Robert Wellford and Composition Ornament in America

• Author(s): Mark Reinberger,
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Pages: 190
• ISBN_10: 0874137608
  ISBN_13: 9780874137606
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Architecture / Decoration & Ornament , Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation , Architecture / History / General , Architecture / Individual Architects & Firms / General , Architecture / Interior Design / General , Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers , Literary Criticism / American / General ,

Description:... "Composition ornament brought into American homes an abundance of neoclassical decoration, both architectural enrichments and figural imagery. Compo made available scenes and motifs from classical mythology and allegory, as well as nationalistic themes that proclaimed America's independence and rise among nations. Such themes made compo useful as well as beautiful, because the ornaments edified the viewer and conveyed patriotic and moral lessons. The book examines the iconography of Wellford's artistic work, which encompasses almost one hundred scenes or motifs. Copious illustrations depict the wide range of Wellford's work. Utility and Beauty also includes a catalog of 132 mantelpieces and other woodwork thought to have ornament by Wellford."--BOOK JACKET.