Collection, 1842-ca.1999, 1902-1949 (bulk dates).

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Collection, 1842-ca.1999, 1902-1949 (bulk dates).

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The collection is composed of LaMont Warner's design scrapbook; letters he wrote to his wife while he was in Europe in the summers of 1907 and 1909, plus a few other letters; pages from his design scrapbook; designs he drew for his book entitled Design in Line, Notan, and Color for Students and Teachers of Household Arts, House Decoration and Fine Arts (the text has not been found; apparently the book was never published); a few furniture designs done by Warner; drawings by him, mostly flowers done while he was a student at Pratt; diaries kept by Warner between 1902 and 1968 (there is not a diary for every year); photographs; trade catalogs of Arts and Crafts style furniture; Japanese woodblock prints; and a Japanese fabric sample book dated 1842. Most of Warner's extant furniture designs were executed in 1925 and were for Early American pieces of furniture: beds, mirrors, a dresser, a low boy. There are a few Arts and Crafts designs found in his design scrapbook. Among the photographs are exterior views and two interior views of the house he built in Bronxville in 1908. The Arts and Crafts influence is clearly seen in the interior views. Other photos are of family members and other houses. Some magazines and books which were once part of Warner's library comprise part of the collection. Although some publications focused on antique furniture, others were about contemporary design, including pieces in the Art Deco style. A collection of wood veneers, mostly of American walnut, is found. As well, the collection includes pattern pieces for upholstering a wing chair and a collection of Photostats of tombstone rubbings, most of which feature a willow tree motif. In the 1980s or 1990s, David Cathers became interested in LaMont Warner. He collected articles about the Arts and Crafts movement and Gustav Stickley and wrote an article about Warner which was published in Style 1900. Copies of all those articles, plus some that seem to have been collected by Warner's son-in-law Allan Knox are included in the collection.

16 boxes, 8 v. (ca. 4 cu. ft.) : ill.

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