EDWARD DUFFIELD
The book's official launch was in the APS Franklin Hall. Please view a video recording of that program and talk by Bob Frishman.
The first of many lectures following the book's publication was on the evening of July 30 at the American Antiquarian Society. A recording of the entire program may be viewed here.
The book is featured on the cover of a recent issue of Antiques and The Arts Weekly, and in a three-page illustrated article inside by editor Madelia Hickman Ring. Her article may be viewed here.
A detailed review of the book by Jay Stiefel, published in the UK's prestigious journal, Antiquarian Horology , may be viewed here.
Pennsylvania clock scholar and author Bruce Forman praised the book in a review published in the July/August 2024 issue of the NAWCC Bulletin. You may read it here.
The Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin informs members about new research and scholarship. The Duffield book is featured in the August 22nd issue.
Below is the full-page "featured" notice of the book in the fall 2024 catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania Press. The Press will gladly provide review copies to qualified reviewers.
A podcast interview of Bob Frishman, hosted by Caleb Zakarin, now is available on the New Books Network in partnership with Harvard University Press. Bob describes his forty-year career as a horology scholar and practitioner, and he provides an insightful overview of the new, and only, Duffield biography. The 47-minute audio recording is accompanied by the text of a Q&A that tells even more.
OVERDUE APPRECIATION
Edward Duffield created some of the finest clocks made in America in the 18th century. While a small number of articles and book entries have been written about him, no comprehensive and detailed study of his life and work has appeared until now.
Bob Frishman's new 256-page book - with 227 illustrations - is published by the American Philosophical Society, America's oldest learned society. Edward Duffield was an early member of this venerable institution that was founded by his lifelong friend, Benjamin Franklin.
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View Bob's half-hour recorded presentation in the vault of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, discussing HSP's Duffield-related printed artifacts.
Please visit www.bell-time.com for more about Bob Frishman's many lectures, articles, reviews, background, symposia, associations, and groundbreaking "horology in art" project.
To purchase a signed copy of the Edward Duffield book directly from Bob, email him. Available now by Priority Mail ($75 shipped).
The book is featured on the cover of the August 2024 issue of Horological Times. The three-page review states: "highly recommended reading for anyone who is interested in horological or American history — or both!”
"With its first-rate photography and long and useful bibliography, it should be on every library shelf." Lita Solis-Cohen, Maine Antique Digest. Read her complete detailed review here.
PUBLIC LECTURES AND SIGNINGS:
Sept.10 Provincetown Public Library
Sept.18 American Philosophical
Society
Sept.19 Historic Annapolis
Sept.21 All Saints Episcopal Church
Sept.24 Christ Church, Philadelphia
Sept.25 Wyck Historic House
Sept.28 Historic Rock Ford
Oct. 3 Andover (MA) Bookstore
Nov.8 Franklin House, London
Nov.12 Massachusetts Watch-
makers-Clockmakers Assoc.
Jan.21 Sotheby's NYC
Jan.22 Arader Galleries NYC
May 17 Maine NAWCC Chapter 89
PLEASE CONTACT BOB FRISHMAN IF YOU HAVE A DUFFIELD CLOCK OR UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION ABOUT EDWARD DUFFIELD.
OWNER PRIVACY WILL BE STRICTLY MAINTAINED IF REQUESTED.