Art deco complete : the definitive guide to the decorative arts of the 1920s and 1930s
Duncan, Alastair, 1942-2009
Book
Everybody's favourite style of the last hundred years, here at last given its definitive book. In its purest forms, Art Deco developed from a characteristically French image of luxury and often expressed in the 1920s in the use of exotic and unusual materials.
Main title:
Author:
Duncan, Alastair, 1942-, author
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2009.©2009
Collation:
544 pagesd : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 32 cm
Notes:
"With over 1,000 illustrations in colour and black-and-white"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Media and masters: Furniture and interior decoration: Pierre Chareau -- Donald Deskey -- Maurice Dufrene -- Paul Dupre-Lafon -- Jean-Michel Frank -- Paul-Theodore Frankl -- Eileen Gray -- Robert Mallet-Stevens -- Martine (Paul Poiret) -- Charlotte Perriand -- Eugene Printz -- Armand-Albert Rateau -- Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann -- Sue Et Mare ; Sculpture: Demetre Chiparus -- Carl Paul Jennewein -- Boris Lovet-Lorski -- Jan and Joel Martel -- Gustav Miklos -- Johann-Philipp Preiss ; Paininting, graphics, posters, bookbinding: Rose Adler -- Paul Bonet -- Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron) -- Paul Colin -- Jean Dupas -- Erte (Romain De Tirtoff) -- Pierre-Emile Legrain -- Tamara (De) Lempicka -- Francois-Louis Schmied ; Glass: Joseph-Gabriel Argy-Rousseau -- Daum Freres -- Francois-Emile Decorchemont -- Rene Lalique -- Maurice Marinot -- Ceramics: Rene Buthaud -- Clarice Cliff -- Emile Decoeur -- Viktor Schreckengost ; Lighting: Albert Cheuret -- Jean Perzel -- Simonet Freres ; Textiles: Ivan Da Silva Bruhns -- Gunta Stolzl (Stadler-Stolzl) ; Silver, metal, lacquer and enamel: Edgar Brandt -- Maison Desny -- Jean Dunand -- Jean Puiforcat ; Jewelry: Cartier -- Fouquet -- Raymond Templier ; A-Z of designer, artists and manufacturers.
ISBN:
0500238553 (hbk)9780500238554 (hbk)9780500238554 (hardback)
Dewey class:
709.04012709.04
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
80426
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Art and Culture | ARTS 709.04 DUNC | Available |
| East Melbourne Library | -Art and Culture | ARTS 709.04 DUNCFolio | Available |