Shaker Design: Out of the World Book

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Shaker Design: Out of This World, edited by Jean M. Burks. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987. 246 pages. Seven … more Shaker Design: Out of This World, edited by Jean M. Burks. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987. 246 pages. Seven studies of the Shaker Community that accompanied an exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center. As well as presenting a wide array of Shaker drawings, needlework and furniture, this book considers the influence of the Shaker aesthetic on modern designers such as George Nakashima, Roy McMakin, Thomas Moser, and Scandinavian furniture makers. less