Art and utility mix, still, in Rhode Island furniture
Yale Art Gallery exhibit reflects a scholar’s long research
“The thing about Rhode Island furniture that I’ve always been attracted to (is): Not only is it visually very beautiful and exciting, but when you open up a drawer or look at a dovetail, they are so skillfully cut.” — Curator Patricia E. Kane
By Joe Amarante jamarante@nhregister.com • @Joeammo on Twitter
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NEW HAVEN >> Sure, there is engineering in the veneers and cam dowels of Ikea furniture, but is there art? There is commerce and a dancing-waters show at Jordan’s, but will its furniture be shown in an art museum in three centuries?
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