Masters of Miniature

The KSB Miniatures Collection

Retail Price: $99.95
Miniatures have played a significant role in history, reaching as far back as 3000 BC in ancient Egypt. For thousands of years following their inception, tiny replicas crafted from wood, gold, silver, copper and ivory represented pets, possessions and servants. In the 16th century, Northern Europeans embraced their own interpretation: the Baby House. These fanciful multi-roomed cabinets, designed with architectural details and painstakingly crafted furnishings, bore price tags that often rivaled the cost of the homes in which they were showcased. The arrival of miniatures to America occurred in the late 1800s in the form of small-scale steam locomotives. Modern utilizations of the craft include aeronautic and automotive engineering, set design for movies and plays, and crime-solving.Throughout history miniature artisans have pursued a specialized art unique and distinct from all others that entered the broadening world of art as a new genre. Miniatures have been present for millennia, driving these craftspeople to perfect their art today using the same materials and highly specialized techniques of the masters who preceded them.Collectors worldwide seek out and commission these dedicated and skilled artisans to craft museum-quality miniatures. The Kathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection has been a five-decades-long labor of love that has led Kaye Browning on journeys around the globe and into the studios of the finest miniaturists in the field. Kaye is the driving creative force behind the idea that miniature vignettes, room boxes, and structures, historical or whimsical, are spaces of emotion, imagination, and perfection.

Kaye’s personal collection, which she shares with her hometown of Maysville, Kentucky, and the world is a testament to her passion for collecting 1/12- scale creations. It encompasses homes, fine objets d’art, decorative arts, furnishings, clothing, functional items, and character dolls, each carefully selected for its beauty, craftsmanship, and historical significance. Kaye reveals the mesmerizing world of miniatures through her book Masters of Miniature, which serves as both a celebration and guided tour of her gallery-home to one of the most extensive collections of miniatures in the world

About The Author
Kathleen S. Browning  Kaye Browning is the curator and creative energy behind the Kathleen Savage Browning Miniatures Collection at the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center in Maysville, Kentucky. Her journey into miniatures started with a gift some fifty years ago, and has since developed into one of the most extensive collections of 1/12-scale miniatures in the world. Kaye’s collection features miniature working instruments and tools, replicas of rare museum works, and furnishings which have been created using the same materials and techniques arti Learn More about Kathleen S. Browning
Kim McKisson

“A world class collection accumulated over a lifetime. Kaye Browning has serious expertise, a keen eye for beauty in all forms, and an appreciation of makers themselves, qualities which make the museum collection both a personal expression and universally appealing.”

-— Susie Mulvany, Art Historian and Miniaturist, Mulvany & Rogers

“A visit to the KSB Miniatures Collection allows you to control space and time, giving everyone the ability to travel the globe and see exquisite glimpses of living history in 1:12 scale. It is a visual feast…a decadent 16-course meal meticulously curated by Kaye, infused with her passion for the art form and her eye for exceptional quality.”

-—Monica Shellabarger, Miniaturist, Monica’s Maisonette
Kaye Savage Browning-KY Arts Council
Book Details
Author: Kathleen S. Browning
Illustrator:
Photographer: Kim McKisson
Pages: 288 pages
Product Dimensions: 11" X 11"
ISBN: 978-1-956027-55-6
Cover Type: Hardcover, Full Color
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