Mark Arnold
Well-known member
Folks,
I have just been made aware of a book that will be released next month as explained in the following. If the WH cabinetmaker sounds familiar, you may want to re-read Kaare Loftheim's article in APF vol 7.
"I am writing on behalf of the Museum of Early Decorative Southern Arts (MESDA) and Historic Hope Plantation to let you know about a book that will be released next month. Under the sponsorship of these two organizations, “WH Cabinetmaker: A Southern Mystery Revealed” is being be published. Written by respected authors James Melchor and Thomas Newbern, “WH Cabinetmaker” is as much a record of a region’s cultural history as it is the revelation of the identity of one of colonial history’s impressive craftsmen.
The primary purpose of the book was to confirm the heretofore unknown identity of WH cabinetmaker, whose work appears historic architecture as well as numerous private and public collections of decorative arts. Ultimately, “WH Cabinetmaker” is a comprehensive cultural history of the North Carolina’s lower Roanoke River Basin. Through their months of research of court and historical documents, the authors traced the impact the mysterious “WH Cabinetmaker” had on an entire generation of tradesmen. Supporting the text are more than 400 color images of the cabinetmakers work.
The book will be available through its sponsors on their websites, www.mesda.org and www.historichope.org."
Marsha Newsom
Publishing Consultant
The URL for Historic Hope does not resolve, but I believe this is it http://www.hopeplantation.org/
I have just been made aware of a book that will be released next month as explained in the following. If the WH cabinetmaker sounds familiar, you may want to re-read Kaare Loftheim's article in APF vol 7.
"I am writing on behalf of the Museum of Early Decorative Southern Arts (MESDA) and Historic Hope Plantation to let you know about a book that will be released next month. Under the sponsorship of these two organizations, “WH Cabinetmaker: A Southern Mystery Revealed” is being be published. Written by respected authors James Melchor and Thomas Newbern, “WH Cabinetmaker” is as much a record of a region’s cultural history as it is the revelation of the identity of one of colonial history’s impressive craftsmen.
The primary purpose of the book was to confirm the heretofore unknown identity of WH cabinetmaker, whose work appears historic architecture as well as numerous private and public collections of decorative arts. Ultimately, “WH Cabinetmaker” is a comprehensive cultural history of the North Carolina’s lower Roanoke River Basin. Through their months of research of court and historical documents, the authors traced the impact the mysterious “WH Cabinetmaker” had on an entire generation of tradesmen. Supporting the text are more than 400 color images of the cabinetmakers work.
The book will be available through its sponsors on their websites, www.mesda.org and www.historichope.org."
Marsha Newsom
Publishing Consultant
The URL for Historic Hope does not resolve, but I believe this is it http://www.hopeplantation.org/