Walter Rendell STOREY
3 articles
MACHINE ART ENTERS THE MUSEUM STAGE; The Wealth of Inspiration Offered to the Designer by Modern Industry Is Revealed in a New Exhibition
By Walter Rendell STOREY
THE machine age has been hailed as an authentic source of inspiration for today's decorative design, but the results achieved by the designer too often suggest that a greater understanding of it is necessary and a more careful selection of motifs.
New York Times • page SM12 • 1,471 words
MUSEUM ROOMS FOR A NATIVE ART; Home Furnishings of Early Pennsylvania Germans Displayed at the Metropolitan
By Walter Rendell STOREY
THE contribution of the Pennsylvania Germans to our early Colonial decorative art, which has for some time been realized by antique collectors, now receives added recognition from the opening of two new rooms in the Metropolitan Museum.
New York Times • page SM12 • 1,665 words
HOOKED RUGS WORKED OUT IN MODERN DESIGNS; An Old Technique Lends Itself to New Patterns But the Traditional Ones Are Being Followed Too
By Walter Rendell STOREY
THE technique of making hooked rugs. widely used in fashioning quaint early American floor coverings, bids fair to become an important modern handicraft.
New York Times • page 16 • 1,322 words