Art Gems For The Home And Fireside Charlotte P. Gilman Charlotte Pergin Gilman Mrs Charles Walter Stetson 1890 Start Price USD 2,750.00 Current Price USD 2,750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 3,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 23, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Location Forbes Road, Pennsylvania See more about 'Art Gems For The Home And Fireside Charlotte P. Gilman' Description Art Gems For The Home And Fireside Mrs Charles W Stetson ~~Welcome~~   Up for auction is Art Gems For The Home And Fireside by Mrs. Charles Walter Stetson ( Charlotte Perkin Gilman) New York: Hurst & Company; Publishers, 122 Nassau Street. Copyrighted, 1890, By J. A. & R. A. Reid. Book measures approx 15" by 11". This is my 2nd time listing this item at auction.  My policy is to place the item in my store and raise the price some if it doesn't sell after the first relisting. It is my observation that most items will sell when the right person happens to view the auction and knows the value of what I offer. Having said that, I am lowering this auction by $250, but if it doesn't sell it will be placed in my store at a higher price. Charlotte Anna Perkins was born July 3, 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. Her father was a member of the Beecher family, which was a relatively big deal. The Beechers were probably the most famous family in the United States at the time. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin; Isabella Beecher Hooker, a famous suffragist; and Catharine Beecher, an educator and author of A Treatise on Domestic Economy were all Charlotte's great aunts, and she counted Henry Ward Beecher, pastor of the Plymouth Church of Brooklyn as her uncle. Charlotte Perkins Gilman July 3, 1860 - August 17, 1935, was a prominent American novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and non fiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a Utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autographical short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of post - partum depression.  This is Charlotte Perkins Gilman"s rare first book;  much of Gilman's youth was spent in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1878, the eighteen-year-old enrolled in classes at the Rhode Island School of Design, and Gilman supported herself as an artist of trade cards. In 1884, she married the artist Charles Walter Stetson, and their only child, Katharine Beecher Stetson, was born the following year. During this time, and throughout her life, she battled depression, the most serious bout coming in the months after Katharine"s birth. In 1888, Gilman separated from her husband--a rare occurrence in the late nineteenth century. The two divorced in 1894. In 1932, Gilman was diagnosed with inoperable breast cancer. An advocate of euthanasia for the terminally ill, Gilman committed suicide on August 17, 1935 by inhaling chloroform. With a fierce passion for women’s rights inspired by individuals and events throughout her lifetime, Charlotte Perkins Gilman established herself as a well-known feminist dedicated to the cause of female independence in America in the late eighteen hundreds. She maintained her beliefs of individual freedom, and expressed her views in over 1,200 works of literature. Some labeled Gilman an adamant racist, while others called her a role model. Charlotte Perkins Gilman thought herself as neither, but rather a humanist: “a person who has a strong concern for human welfare, values, and dignity”. Her life of literature transcends most, and with it she leaves behind lasting legacies that have helped to mold America into the nation it is now. Charles Walter Stetson, was a landscape, portrait and mural painter and etcher. His paintings were accepted into exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy and Boston Art Club, attracting the praise of prominent artists and critics of the time. In the early 1880s, Stetson became attracted to Venetian old masters, which he encountered in New York, having seen nothing in art except reproductions until this time. He married married Charlotte Anna Perkins in 1882.  The year 1900 saw Stetson open a studio in Boston and he spent the remainder of his life between Boston, Italy and Pasadena. California collectors claim Stetson as one of their own, but Rhode Island collectors believe they have the stronger claim. Through his career he exhibited at the PAC, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the NY Etching Club, numerous art galleries in New York, Boston, and California, and in 1902 he had an exhibition which traveled to museums in St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati and Worcester. After his death a number of his paintings were exhibited at the PAC and a Memorial Exhibition was held at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Other memorial exhibitions were held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1912, the Detroit Museum of Art, 1913, and the Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1914. Mrs. Charles Walter Stetson wrote the text of the book which appearers first on one page, followed by the art work on the opposite page. I believe the artwork was her husbands; no credit was given in the book to the artist. Mrs. Charles Walter Stetson appears on title page, so we can assume she wrote the text, but what about the beautiful artwork? I feel sure it must be that of Charles Walter Stetson. Book is in Very Good Condition, the cover front and back. is not really worn, rather it is discolored from age and being around the fireside, I would imagine. This fits because some pages, not many have smudge marks from turning the pages, and there are only a few signs of foxing. The spine top and bottom is slightly bumped, but spine is tight. This is a solid book and a extremely rare find! I found only a 4 copies of this book, it was a larger version, copyright 1888 J. A. & R. A. Reid. The prices were $9000, $8500, and 2 for $5000. This version is copyright 1890 J. A. & R. A. Reid, but it shows Hurst & Co;  Publishers. There are no copies of this edition to be found at all! I have been selling books in one form or another for over 10 years and I can't find any reference to this work. It has the same amount of pages, the copyright is the same except 2 years later. This could even be a rarer version. Abe books, one of the power houses in book selling admitted to not even knowing any version of this book existed until last year. They are offering two of the books. I think possibly some of this artwork might not exist except in these few books! From the Introduction: Art in America is free, but has to struggle with the indifference of a young and growing people, who have had so much to do so far to create and maintain their nationality, and develop their mighty country, that they ignored the power of beauty very largely. But that time is past; America has found that Art is useful in the highest sense, and has a good paying quality. Art in public is good, great buildings, fine statues, galleries of paintings, but art in the home is the most strong and lasting influence. It lifts and brightens life to the worn mother and hard working father; it adds a constant charm to social intercourse, and most important of all, it helps to give our children health and pleasure--a broad intelligent appreciation of beauty everywhere. "All passes, Art alone, Enduring stays to us. The bust outlasts the throne, The coin, Tiberius." Please be sure to ENLARGE my photos for a closer look! Thanks for visiting and God Bless Us Every One!!    Place a Bid!