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Cowboy High Style

Name: Cowboy High Style
Author: Elizabeth Clair Flood
ISBN: 9780879054830

by Elizabeth Clair Flood

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"A handsome, sophisticated look at the best of the breed--designer Thomas Molesworth." --San Francisco Chronicle

From authentic Thomas Molesworth collectibles to new western furnishings, Cowboy High Style presents the solid and fanciful designs of furniture makers who are leading today's western revival.

Bowlegged cowboys, buffalo silhouettes, bucking horses, Indian teepees, antlered elk--all icons that symbolize the rugged West. These, plus sensual natural woods, vibrant leathers, and colorful woven wool fabrics, are the raw materials of western casual elegance featured in this book.

Elizabeth Clair Flood, a San Francisco native and graduate of Georgetown University, is a freelance writer living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Her articles have appeared in magazines such as Architectural Digest, Cowboys and Indians, and West. She is the author of Old-Time Dude Ranches Out West (Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 1995.)

About the Author, Elizabeth Clair Flood

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Elizabeth Clair Flood of Jackson Hole, WY has been an editor focusing on western culture and outdoor lifestyle for the Jackson Hole News. She os aslo the author of Old-Time Dude Ranches Out West.

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An abundantly and colorful illustrated guide to interior decorating cowboy style. Molesworth (1890-1977) initiated the leather-blankets- burls-artifacts style in the 1940s; contemporary designers have carried on the tradition. Furniture makers, designers, retail outlets, and sources of memorabilia are listed state by state. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jon Kartman

If you don't think that cowboy art, especially that practiced by the late Wyoming furniture maker Thomas Molesworth, is really art, then this book will stir up some ideas and steer you right. With nary a discouraging word, Flood shoots straight as she shows the cowboy interior decor from numerous cabins and dude ranches out West. These blankets, leathers, furniture, and paintings are covered with animals, people riding horses, and colorful patterns that will make readers either act as if they've overdosed on locoweed or dream of headin' 'em up and movin' 'em out. Although they might also think that some of the photos were taken on the abandoned sets of "City Slickers", they may rest assured that these are the actual creations of artists dedicated to preserving primarily the idea of returning to those thrilling days of yesteryear. So saddle up! Thomas Molesworth does indeed ride again!!