The aesthetic movement in Newport. (Newport, Rhode Island)

The Magazine Antiques | April 1, 1995| | Copyright

The decorative arts objects presented here were all produced under the influence of the aesthetic movement in America, between about 1872 and 1892, and they touch on some of the major figures of the time. Among them are the American artists Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John La Farge, and Louis Comfort Tiffany; the English designers Christopher Dresser and William Morris; and the English ceramics firm Minton and Company. Collectors and art patrons elude David Maitland who was also a lawyer, diplomat, gentleman farmer, artist, and designer and maker of stained glass(1); Senator George ...

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