Pre-Owned Principles of Home Decoration: With Practical Examples Illustrated Edition Dodo Press Paperback 1409933202 9781409933205 Candace Wheeler

• Format: Paperback
• Author: Candace Wheeler
• ISBN10: 1409933202
• ISBN13: 9781409933205

Candace Wheeler, nee Thurber 1827-1923 was one of Americas first woman interior and textile designers, credited with helping open the field of interior design to women. Associated with the Colonial Revival, Aesthetic Movement, and the Arts and Crafts Movement throughout her long career, Wheeler was considered a national authority on home decoration. Wheeler was a member of the Associated Artists, along with Louis Comfort Tiffany. She founded the Society of Decorative Art in New York City 1877 , and created similar artistic societies across the country. Wheeler is also noted for designing the interior of the Womens Building at the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Her works include: How to Make Rugs 1902 , Principles of Home Decoration: With Practical Examples 1903 , The Annals of Onteora, 1887- 1914 1914 , Yesterdays in a Busy Life 1918 and The Development of Embroidery in America 1921 .