description- – The cover of the May, 1975 Special Issue of Hey-Wake-Up, the Heywood-Wakefield Company newsletter, showing W. Joseph Carr in 1937 holding his dog furniture design. The special issue was sent out to announce the award of the First Annual Green Carnation Award to Joseph Carr for"another outstanding furniture collection". Joseph Carr had been a furniture designer for Heywood-Wakefield since 1937, after being promoted from the finishing department. He worked on many furniture lines, including Old Colony and Publick House lines. Joseph Carr was also a noted artist, cartoonist, and sculptor, and after Heywood-Wakefield Company closed in 1979, he continued to design furniture, including working for S. Bent&Brothers, Inc.
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collectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
formatsource- – Image is from the cover of the May, 1975 special issue of Hey-Wake-Up.
languagedescription- – An article in the April 28, 1967 Heywood-Wakefield Company Shop News about W. Joseph Carr. The article talks about his accomplishments as a furniture designer at the Heywood-Wakefield Company and contains pictures of Joseph W. Carr at work with comments about his personality and skill. He worked for the Heywood-Wakefield Company as a furniture designer from 1936 till the company closed its doors in 1979. In addition to his work as furniture designer, Joseph Carr was also an accomplished artist, sculptor and cartoonist.
subjectrights- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
collectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
formatsource- – Images are from the first and third pages of the Heywood-Wakefield Company Shop News April 28, 1967, Vol. 24, No. 10
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