Title

• The painted screens of Baltimore : an urban folk art revealed

Summary

• "Painted screens have long been synonymous in the popular imagination with the Baltimore rowhouse. Picturesque, practical, and quirky, window and door screens adorned with scenic views simultaneously offer privacy and ventilation in crowded neighborhoods. As an urban folk art, painted screens flourished in Baltimore, though the did not originate there--precursors date to early eighteenth-century London. They were a fixture on fine homes and businesses in Europe and America throughout the Victorian era. But as the handmade screen yielded to industrial production, the whimsical artifact of the elite classes was suddenly transformed into an item for mass consumption. Historic examples are now a rarity, but in Baltimore the folk art is still very much alive. The Painted Screens of Baltimore takes a first look at this beloved icon of one major American city through the words and images of dozens of self-taught artists who trace their creations to the capable and unlikely brush of one Bohemian immigrant, William Oktavec. IN 1913, this corner grocer began a family dynasty and inspired generations of artists who continue his craft to this day. The book examines the roots of painted wire cloth, the ethnic communities where painted screens have been at home for a century, and the future of this art form"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

• Eff, Elaine, 1946-

Created / Published

• Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2013]
• ©2013

Headings

• -  Painted wire screens--Maryland--Baltimore
• -  Folk art--Maryland--Baltimore
• -  ART / Folk & Outsider Art
• -  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies
• -  TRAVEL / United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)

Notes

• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-249) and index.

Medium

• 255 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

• NK838.B35 E39 2013

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2013015880

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2013015880

Additional Metadata Formats

• MARCXML Record
• MODS Record
• Dublin Core Record

Part of

• Library of Congress Online Catalog(1,738,041)

Format

• Book/Printed Material

Contributor

• Eff, Elaine

Dates

• 2013

Location

• Baltimore
• Maryland

Language

• English

Subject

• Art / Folk & Outsider Art
• Baltimore
• De
• Fl
• Folk Art
• Ga
• Maryland
• MD
• Nc
• Painted Wire Screens
• Sc
• Social Science / Regional Studies
• Travel / United States / South / South Atlantic (DC
• Va
• Wv)