Art deco style

Hillier, Bevis, 1940-, author.

Book 1997

"Art Deco Style is the most comprehensive and wise-ranging study of Art Deco yet to be published. Truly international in scope and covering the whole spectrum of art, design and architecture, this richly illustrated book demonstrates the all-pervasiveness and essential coherence of Art Deco as a style, and reflects the fascination that it continues to exert as a living influence."--Jacket

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Art deco

Art, Modern 20th century

Decorative arts History 20th century

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ISBN:

9780714843285
9780714828848
0714843288
071482884X

Description:

239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235) and index

Contents:

Art Deco revisited / Bevis Hillier
Art Deco : a total style?
Strictly modern : the 1925 Paris Exposition and the state of European decoration
US Deco : modernity meets the American dream
The politics of decoration : European Art Deco, 1925-39
Diluted Deco: the British affair with the modernistic
World-wide Deco : towards an international style
Decomania : Revivalism, heritage, history and Post-modernism
Biographies of artists and designers

Control Number:

68612

Other Authors:

Escritt, Stephen, author

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