American homes and gardens (1905) (14759866796)

Identifier: americanhomr03newy (find matches)
Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York, Munn and Co
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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expanse of seascaperise rough promontories composed ofstones, with rich hues of purple and red soplaced as to give effect of light upon therocky crags. Below, in the foreground,are to be seen the natural Crustacea, crabs,as if sporting in the deep water. The dense foliage of trees with hugetrunks looms up into a brilliant crimsonsky, fleeced with deep purple and violetclouds. The trunks of the trees are thenatural razor-shells which give true formand color. This picture is the last ofthree made to represent in order—sunset,moonrise and sunrise. A finished piece of marine mosaic pos-sesses a recognized advantage in display-ing upon its face a double effect, each of which is artistic andbeautiful. One, with the penetration of light from without,shows with rich brilliancy a wealth of splendor in color; theother, with light from within, shows in detail the given linesof the picture in subdued monotones, harmonious and im-pressive. W. Cole Brigham, whose studio is at Shelter Island, Suf-
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Memorial Window Typifying the Glory of the Cross folk County, N. Y., is the maker ormarine mosaic. He has for several yearsmade this work a study, and by continuedexperiments attained a degree of perfec-tion which places this product among thefine arts. Marine mosaic has been utilized inmany ways. Several memorial windowsand decorative windows for residenceshave been executed; it has been used forcabinet and cupboard-doors, fire-screens,lamps and lanterns; also in an appliedmanner, representing raised carved workin colors. Undoubtedly this new scheme, whichmight be styled a discovery, is bound tocreate an influence upon established rulesand secure favorable recognition. This new art shows, in a very interest-ing way, that the developments of decora-tive art have not yet reached their limits.It would seem, indeed, as though the pos-sibilities of most materials in a decorativeway had been well nigh exhausted.Marine mosaic, however, shows that thisis not the case, but that even the despi