Chasing Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp Blankets
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0821227580 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bob Redford said Essential reading. Absolutely one of the most refreshing and interesting books to come my way in a very long time. The text is insightful and very clever and the blankets are mesmerizing. My highest recommendation.. You say you want a revolution A quick read of the reviews for this book reveal a Barry Friedman cult is already in full bloom. Tally yet another convert in me. I am delighted this singular volume found a home at the very prestigious Bulfinch Press. Bulfinch is the exclusive home of Ansel Adams and boasts multiple titles by the likes of Herb Ritts, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Robert Mappelthorpe. What's a collector/dealer of commercially manufactured Indian blankets doing in exalted company like this? Bulfinch decided he belongs and indee. Deborah Matsunaye said BE AN INDIAN GIVER. For those of you sick of experts who take themselves and their subjects so seriously that they totally forget to keep their readers awake, this breathtakingly beautiful book is the antidote. I saw this book on a friend's coffee table and started reading it, loved it, bought my own copy, then bought copies for friends and might even start giving it to total strangers just so they can partake in the Barry Friedman Experience! I never thought a book on Indian blankets would be the funniest book I've read in years
In a previous life he was a Hollywood television comedy writer and received six Emmy nominations and wrote stand-up material for scores of comedians ranging from Johnny Carson to Jerry Seinfeld. Stories about Mr. Friedman have appeared in hundreds of publications ranging from USA Today and the Los Angeles Times to the Antique Trader and he's been profiled on TV programs suc
About the Author Barry Friedman is the pioneer collector/dealer of Indian trade blankets and has bought and sold a staggering 26,000 vintage blankets in his 40 year career. . Stories about Mr. In a previous life he was a Hollywood television comedy writer and received six Emmy nominations and wrote stand-up material for scores of comedians ranging from Johnny Carson to Jerry Seinfeld. He has lectured at many institutions including the Baltimore Museum of Art and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and was the first non-Indian ever invited to give the keynote address at the Pendleton Woolen Mills national sales meeting. Friedman have appeared in hun
Icons of Adirondack and Western décor, these stunning geometric-patterned blankets remain a staple of Native American life and are regularly featured in design and shelter magazines. The author, Barry Friedman, is known internationally as the ultimate authority on vintage Indian blankets and this book is unquestionably the collector's Bible. CHASING RAINBOWS is the only book to trace both the fascinating story of the commercially produced wool trade blankets from the 1892-1942 "golden age" and the equally collectible 1910-1942 cotton Indian camp blankets. Formerly a highly successful Hollywood comedy writer, Friedman presents his information in a wildly entertaining sty