Elverhoj: The Arts and Crafts Colony at Milton-On-Hudson (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798985692105)

"Elverhoj (Danish for "hill of the fairies," pronounced "El-ver-hoy") was an Arts and Crafts colony established on the picturesque west shore of the Hudson River in 1912 by Danish American artists and craftsmen led by Anders Anderson. Little known today, the colony achieved a national reputation before World War I and earned a gold medal at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. That same year a write-up in Gustav Stickley's Craftsman magazine with photos of the rustic studios added to the colony's growing fame. Elverhoj was especially regarded for its jewelry and metalwork, but the works of painter-craftsman James Scott and etcher Ralph Pearson added to its renown, as did a fruitful connection with nearby Vassar College strengthened by the efforts of colony members Bessie and Henrietta Scott, sisters talented in textile arts." -- Publishers description

Author: William B. Rhoads,Leslie Melvin
ISBN-13: 9798985692105
Publisher: Black Dome Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2022
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.70h x 8.10w x 0.80d