The Rose Valley Museum Historical Society presents three essential references
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| For more information on Rose Valley and it’s History we invite you to visit these sites, and read the books listed. If you have a site or publication to add we always appreciate submissions! Please email > info@rosevalleymuseum.org We also wish to thank all of the generous contributors, and all who have made their libraries available to the open spreading of knowledge. ABOUT THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT ROSE VALLEY IN PARTICULAR: MORE ONLINE SOURCES & LINKS ROSE VALLEY IN MUSEUMS: |
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Wharton Esherick carved two life-sized wooden horses to stand outside the Hedgerow Theatre. They were called Jeeter and Cheeter. They no longer guard the theatre entrance, but a bronze replica of Jeeter was cast and it now stands on the grounds of the School in Rose Valley. |
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| History of Rose Valley Vol. 1. Edited by Peter Ham, Eleanore Price Mather, Judy Walton and Patricia Ward, 1973.Three of the four editors were children of the founding families and had first-hand knowledge of the original members of Rose Valley. 183 pages, Hardbound $28.50. The History of Rose Valley was published in 1973 in honor of the borough's fiftieth anniversary. A LIST OF THE CHAPTERS Some Early History The Arts and Crafts Community The Early Folk The Folk and the Valley '23 to '46 The New Folk Borough Government Boundaries of the Borough Rose Valley Jurists William L. Price and His Goals Architects and Architecture Artists and Artisans Rose Valley Writers Rose Valley Gardners Old Union Church Scouting in the Valley Swimming and Tennis Music and Dramatics Hedgerow Theatre The School in Rose Valley |
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| A Poor Sort of Heaven A Good Sort of Earth: the Rose Valley Arts and Crafts Experiment. William Ayres, editor. Brandywine River Museum, 1983. $18.50 This catalogue is a primary source on Rose Valley, and accompanied the exhibition by the same name at the Brandywine River Museum. The exhibition was based on Mr. Ayres' master's thesis (same title), the first scholarly work to deal with the Rose Valley utopian community as a whole. A LIST OF THE CHAPTERS Chapter 1,"A Poor Sort of Heaven; A Good Sort of Earth": A Chronology of the Arts and Crafts Community, William Ayres Chapter 2, William L. Price, Architect: "Prophet without Honor," George E. Thomas Chapter 3, Rose Valley Architecture: Where Art Served Life, George E. Thomas Chapter 4, The Use of Ornamental Tiles in Rose Valley Architecture, Neville Thompson Chapter 5, Rose Valley Arts and Crafts Interiors, Robert L. Edwards Chapter 6, Rose Valley Furniture, William Ayres Chapter 7, The Rose Valley Pottery of William Percival Jervis, Robert L. Edwards Chapter 8, The Rose Valley Press and The Artsman, William Innes Homer Chapter 9, Photographers in Rose Valley, Valerie A. Livingston Chapter 10, "Joy Is Not Joy That Is Not Shared": Life in Rose Valley, Ann Barton Brown |
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| TO ORDER: The History of Rose Valley Volume 1, A Poor Sort of Heaven A Good Sort of Earth: the Rose Valley Arts and Crafts Experiment, or The Art that is Life please mail to the following address along with your check or money order made payable to: Rose Valley Museum and Historical Society. The Rose Valley Museum and Historical Society The Old Mill :: Attn: Paula Healey PO Box 109 :: Rose Valley, PA 19065 USA Please enclose $5 shipping and handling. All references can also be picked up at the Rose Valley Borough office in the Old Mill. Call ahead 610-566-2040 for directions and to make sure books are on hand. Thank You for your support of Rose Valley Publications! |
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| The Art That Is Life text by Robert Edwards, internationally known scholar of the Arts & Crafts period. $10. [free to qualified Educational Institutions and Libraries] * This 24 page softbound book is a wonderful introduction to Rose Valley, and is written for students and scholars alike! Puplished by The Rose Valley Museum and Historical Society in the arts and crafts fashion. * The Book was funded in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and is available free to qualified Educational Institutions and Libraries. |
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