After its initial explosion in mid-1920s Europe, American designers began to make their own contribution to the style of Art Deco. Most of the important buildings of the 1930s were embellished with Art Deco ornamentation - from the Oviatt Building in Los Angeles to New York's romantic Chrysler Building. The style was adopted in Hollywood and Art Deco became part of the background of ordinary people. A dynamic American tradition developed in virtually all the applied arts, as demonstrated by the dazzling illustrations in this book. In chapters covering subjects such as furniture, silverware, glass, architecture, sculpture and painting, jewelry and world fairs, Alastair Duncan explores this wide and exuberant subject, reassessing the work of such gifted artists as Donald Deskey, Paul Manship, Gilbert Rohde, Walter von Nessen, and many others whose vision helped to transform American art and design.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thames & HUDSON Ltd
ISBN-13
9780500280935
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95221804
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Art Deco
Author
Alastair Duncan
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
305mm
Item Width
252mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Alastair Duncan
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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