Roycroft Campus

Roycroft Campus

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Publication Date: 6th May 2013

The history of the American Arts and Crafts movement is embodied in the Roycroft community. Founded by Elbert Green Hubbard, the Roycroft is more than just a National Historic Landmark in the charming village of East Aurora, New York. Roycroft's artisans and craftspersons flourished from 1898 to 1938, producing some of America's best and most important crafts, furniture, and books. This visual history through postcards and motto cards produced by the Roycrofters' presses shares the story and philosophy of their movement. Here, the 1898 postcards featuring "the Characters of the place" and the y... Read More
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The history of the American Arts and Crafts movement is embodied in the Roycroft community. Founded by Elbert Green Hubbard, the Roycroft is more than just a National Historic Landmark in the charming village of East Aurora, New York. Roycroft's artisans and craftspersons flourished from 1898 to 1938, producing some of America's best and most important crafts, furniture, and books. This visual history through postcards and motto cards produced by the Roycrofters' presses shares the story and philosophy of their movement. Here, the 1898 postcards featuring "the Characters of the place" and the y... Read More
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The history of the American Arts and Crafts movement is embodied in the Roycroft community. Founded by Elbert Green Hubbard, the Roycroft is more than just a National Historic Landmark in the charming village of East Aurora, New York. Roycroft's artisans and craftspersons flourished from 1898 to 1938, producing some of America's best and most important crafts, furniture, and books. This visual history through postcards and motto cards produced by the Roycrofters' presses shares the story and philosophy of their movement. Here, the 1898 postcards featuring "the Characters of the place" and the years of the "Roycroft Renaissance" show the growth and continuity.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Postcard History Series
  • Publication Date: 6th May 2013
  • State: New York
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738599069
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions
Author Bio
Robert Charles Rust is a former owner of the Roycroft Inn and Shops in East Aurora, where he lived for 20 years. He has written extensively on the subject and was the founding president of the Preservation Coalition of Erie County. Rust succeeded in securing National Historic Landmark status for the Roycroft Campus and is a life member of the Roycrofters-at-large Association and the Aurora Historical Society. Rust is a certified USPAP appraiser of fine and decorative art in his business 2R Fine Arts Appraisals & Design, based in Denver, Colorado.
The history of the American Arts and Crafts movement is embodied in the Roycroft community. Founded by Elbert Green Hubbard, the Roycroft is more than just a National Historic Landmark in the charming village of East Aurora, New York. Roycroft's artisans and craftspersons flourished from 1898 to 1938, producing some of America's best and most important crafts, furniture, and books. This visual history through postcards and motto cards produced by the Roycrofters' presses shares the story and philosophy of their movement. Here, the 1898 postcards featuring "the Characters of the place" and the years of the "Roycroft Renaissance" show the growth and continuity.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Postcard History Series
  • Publication Date: 6th May 2013
  • State: New York
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738599069
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions
Robert Charles Rust is a former owner of the Roycroft Inn and Shops in East Aurora, where he lived for 20 years. He has written extensively on the subject and was the founding president of the Preservation Coalition of Erie County. Rust succeeded in securing National Historic Landmark status for the Roycroft Campus and is a life member of the Roycrofters-at-large Association and the Aurora Historical Society. Rust is a certified USPAP appraiser of fine and decorative art in his business 2R Fine Arts Appraisals & Design, based in Denver, Colorado.