Rambusch
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978-1-961856-05-9 (ISBN)
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Rambusch: The First 100 Years, 1898–1998 chronicles the growth of an independent, workshop-based, family business now being run by a fourth generation. This book offers the definitive history of the company started by Danish-born Frode Christian Valdemar Rambusch (1859–1924) in New York. Beginning with his efforts in decorative painting and murals, the story expands into lighting design and continues with a study of subsequent generations building upon - and further expanding - these fields of work into other media. The narrative also provides focus on more than two dozen artisans responsible for making the objects and interiors often requested by well-known architects.
Few American firms have flourished as this company has in the United States. Now in the 21st century, the firm inspires similar collaborative efforts between architects, designers, and craft studios to work together for the decorative arts to regain their place in the finishing of our nation’s buildings.
Notable for its longevity and still going strong, the story of Rambusch needs to be told, especially while generations who have institutional memory can tell it.
Catha Jackson Grace, educated at Smith College and New York University, was founder and national director of the Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records (COPAR) at the AIA and created the Catalog of Landscape Records (CLR) at Wave Hill. Barbara Snowden Christen received her training at Williams College and CUNY Graduate Center. As an editor and architectural historian, she has worked at the National Gallery of Art, the Council of Independent Colleges, and the New-York Historical Society.
PROLOGUE 7
INTRODUCTION 9
NOTE ABOUT ILLUSTRATIONS 15
CHAPTER
I History of the Rambusch Decorating Company 17
II Church Interior Design and Decoration 31
III Art Metal: Techniques, Trends, and Styles 45
IV Lighting Fixtures: Innovation, Technology, and Design 65
V Stained Glass: Techniques and Styles 85
VI Hotels, Restaurants, and Shops 101
VII Theaters and Movie Houses 115
VIII New York World’s Fair, 1939 131
IX War Effort 145
X State Capitols and Other Public Spaces 157
XI Restoration 175
XII International Commissions 195
EPILOGUE 207
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 219
APPENDIXES
A Interior Decoration firms, Manhattan:
1880s–1890s and Previous Rambusch Affiliations 221
B Letter of Incorporation 222
C Impressions of an Early Employee 227
D List of Jobs (selected), 1926–1932 230
E New York World’s Fair, 1939: Partial List of Commissions 233
F Rambusch Decorating Company: Design Studios and Workshops 237
G Staff of the Rambusch Decorating Company, 1976 239
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND EDITOR 241
CREDITS 243
INDEX 244
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 300 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | San Rafael |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Themenwelt | Technik ► Architektur |
| ISBN-10 | 1-961856-05-0 / 1961856050 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-961856-05-9 / 9781961856059 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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