Dog Furniture by W. Joseph Carr

Dog Furniture by W. Joseph Carr

Item Information

Title:
Dog Furniture by W. Joseph Carr
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.
Creator:
Heywood-Wakefield Company
Date:
May 1975
Format:
Prints
Photographs
Location:
Mount Wachusett Community College
LaChance Library
Collection (local):
W. Joseph Carr Collection
Subjects:
Carr, William Joseph, 1910-1999
Dogs in art
Furniture industry and trade--History
Furniture design
Furniture industry and trade--Periodicals
Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Gardner
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/bk129156h
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Language:
English
Notes:
Image is from the cover of the May, 1975 special issue of Hey-Wake-Up.
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.
Identifier:
CARR-015
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