Charles and Henry Greene experimented with many art forms. Besides their architectural designs, they both built furniture, did woodcarving, sketched, painted in watercolor, and made photographs. Charles also experimented with etchings, woodblock prints, stone carving, bookplate design, and leather-working. Nature, especially trees and plants, was a favorite subject. Some examples of their craftwork, as well as the tools they used, are exhibited here, on loan from the Greene and Greene Archives, The Gamble House.
Charles Greene, Footstool ca. 1930, 14.5″ x 18.63″ x 20.25″, Rosewood, leatherCharles Greene, Footstool, detail, ca. 1930Greene and Greene, Various Tools displayGreene and Greene, Collection of 18 brass leather-stamping tools, 14″ x 8.5″, metal.Greene and Greene, Collection of 18 brass leather-stamping tools, 14″ x 8.5″, metal.The Gamble House, looking northwest, ca. 1909. Courtesy of the Greene and Greene Archives, The Gamble House, USCCharles Greene, ca. 1888 ( Greene and Greene Archives)Henry Greene, ca. 1888 ( Greene and Greene Archives)
