Decorative Art in Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin: Screen Art Company, 1948. First edition of this vibrant portfolio celebrating Wisconsin decorative traditions, “designs from handicraft articles either brought to Wisconsin or made here by the early settlers, or by members of the three largest native Indian tribes.” Included are examples of Chippewa beading, Norwegian baskets, Polish Easter eggs, Winnebago blankets, German embroidery, and everyday objects like boot jacks and butter molds created by nineteenth-century Wisconsin residents. A near-fine example. Fifteen loose color serigraph plates on heavy stock, accompanied by a four-page illustrated introduction, measuring 13.75 x 10.75. (truncated) All housed in original color pictorial portfolio with blue cloth spine. Light shelfwear to portfolio, faint foxing to introduction, plates lightly toned. (Inventory #: 1003162)