| Art Deco Contributor(s): Duncan, Alastair (Author) |
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ISBN: 0500202303 ISBN-13: 9780500202302 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1988 Annotation: Duncan's comprehensive survey of Art Deco--the 20th century's last truly sumptuous style of decorative art--serves as a history of Art Deco, an encyclopedia of its artists and craftsmen, and a handbook for the enthusiast, student, or collector. 170 illustrations, 50 in color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: 709.040 |
| LCCN: 88050231 |
| Series: World of Art |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.95" W x 8.26" (1.05 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Examples are given of art deco furniture, textiles, ironwork, lighting, silver, glass, ceramics, sculpture, graphics, posters, books, jewellery, and architecture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Duncan, Alastair: - Alastair Duncan was for fourteen years associated with Christie's, New York, latterly as a Consultant. After joining the auction house in 1977, he organized and catalogued a great number of sales devoted to Art Nouveau and Art Deco and nineteenth-century decorative arts. He has acted as guest curator for exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and is now an independent consultant specializing in the decocrative arts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is the author of many books, including Art Deco Furniture, Art Nouveau Furniture, American Art Deco, and Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany. |