American Art Deco - Softcover

Alastair Duncan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500280932 ISBN 13: 9780500280935

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

'As good a treatment of this subject as one could ever hope for' - Los Angeles Times

Synopsis:

After the initial explosion of art deco in Europe in the mid-1920s, American designers were soon making their own contribution to the style. The illustrations in this book seek to demonstrate that a dynamic American tradition developed in sculpture, ceramics, furniture, architectural decoration, graphics, and virtually all the applied arts. Alastair Duncan explores the subject of American art deco, reassessing and putting into perspective the work of artists such as Donald Deskey, Paul Manship, Gilbert Rohde, Walter von Nessen, and many others whose vision helped transform American art and design.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0500280932
• ISBN 13: 9780500280935
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288