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Morrison H. Heckscher

Author of American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament

11 Works 269 Members 0 Reviews

About the Author

Morrison H. Heckscher is the Lawrence A. Fleischman Chairman of the American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Includes the names: Morrison Heckscher, Morrison Heckscher, Morrison H. Hecksher, Morrison H. Heckscher

Image credit: Morrison H. Heckscher [credit: New York Observer]

Works by Morrison H. Heckscher

American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament (1992) 82 copies

American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Late Colonial Period: The Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles (1976) 55 copies

Creating Central Park (Metropolitan Museum of Art) (2008) 45 copies

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin: Summer 1995, Volume LIII, Number 1: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: An… (1995) 29 copies

John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications) (2005) 21 copies

American Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Walking Guide (2012) 19 copies

Chippendale's director : a manifesto of furniture design (2018) 7 copies

An Architect and His Client : Frank Lloyd Wright and Francis W. Little (1973) 5 copies

In Quest of Comfort : The Easy Chair in America [exhibition catalog] (1971) 3 copies

In Quest of Comfort : The Easy Chair in America [article] (1971) 2 copies

Lock and Copland: a catalogue of the engraved ornament (From: Furniture History Vol. XV 1979) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Heckscher, Morrison H.
Legal name: Heckscher, Morrison Harris
Other names: Heckscher, Morrison
Birthdate: 1940-12-12
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Education: Wesleyan University
University of Delaware
Columbia University
Occupations: museum curator
art historian
Organizations: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Awards and honors: Antique Dealers Association of America Award of Merit (2011)
Frederic E. Church Award (2012)
Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History (2012)
Iris Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship (2013)

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Works: 11
Members: 269
Popularity: #85,899
Rating: ½ 3.7

ISBNs: 16

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