One of the exhibits at the Dallas Museum of Art is “The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs”. “Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936) called his unprecedented designs “artistic furniture.” His unusually inventive forms and imaginative carving combined many different influences, from the abstract naturalism of art nouveau styling to boldly direct forms characteristic of the Arts and Crafts movement.”
“The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs”- Until January 3, 2010
Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood, Dallas, Texas
BTW: The “Arts and Crafts Movement” blossomed in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century – 1880 to 1910. “It began primarily as a search for authentic and meaningful styles for the 19th century and as a reaction to the eclectic revival of historic styles of the Victorian era and to “soulless” machine-made production aided by the Industrial Revolution.” (from Wikipedia)
(Image: Oak Tall-Back chair, 1899)