Gustav stickley biography
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Gustav stickley biography
Gustav Stickley
American furniture designer
Gustav Stickley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gustavus Stoeckel ()March 9, Osceola, Wisconsin |
| Died | April 21, () (aged&#;84) Syracuse, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Known&#;for | Furniture design |
| Notable work | Craftsman furniture |
| Movement | Arts and Crafts movement |
| Spouse | Eda Ann Simmons |
Gustav Stickley (March 9, &#;– April 15, ) was an American furniture manufacturer, design leader, publisher, and a leading voice in the American Arts and Crafts movement.
Stickley's design philosophy was a major influence on American Craftsman architecture.
Early life
One of eleven children of German émigrés Leopold and Barbara Schlager Stoeckel, Gustav Stickley was born Gustavus Stoeckel on March 9, , in Osceola, Wisconsin.
The eldest surviving son, Stickley experienced the rigors of life growing up on a small Midwestern farm, forgoing his formal education in to continue work in his father's field of stonemasonry and help suppo