CONTEMPORARY COLOR GUIDE How Controlled Color Contributes To Modern Living IMPORTANT FEMALE COLOR THEORIST Erased by Male Dominated Design World
Language: English
Published by William Helburn, Inc., New York City, 1947
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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CONTEMPORARY COLOR GUIDE How Controlled Color Contributes To Modern Living by Elizabeth Burris-Meyer Published by William Helburn, Inc., New York City, [1947] presumed first (and only) edition. Hardbound in original publisher's yellow cloth with embossed red printing on the front cover and spine, 9" x 7", 72 pages, illustrated with 30 color plates with paint swatch samples hand glued on and protected with tissue guards. VERY GOOD Condition: covers have light wear, some toning/spotting, and the spine is sunned, internally excellent, a few plates have some foxing on the gutter margin, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A rare surviving guide of carefully curated paint color palettes for interior decorators, home planners, and industrial designers. Focusing on the modern era, it outlines how scientific and controlled use of color can optimize spatial design, enhance mood, and improve functionality in midcentury American households and workplaces. This is the second of her two important books on color, the first is "Historical Guide to Color" published in 1938 which shows paint color schemes from the past such as Ancient Egypt or the Victorian era. These color concepts were developed by an exceptional female color theorist whose obscurity exposes midcentury gendered notions of color and how female color theorists were incorrectly seen as simply domestic designers thus outside the male dominated canon, causing Elizabeth and her work to be left out of the history of color theory in art and design. Elizabeth Burris-Meyer (1899-1969) American Color Theorist, prominent Color Consultant, Design expert, Dean of the School for Fashion Careers / Tobé-Coburn School for Fashion Careers, Head of the Department of Costume Design at the College of Fine Arts of New York University, Member of the New York Color Consultants, Kitchen Planning Editor and Color Consultant at House and Garden magazine. "Color is an essential part of construction" Elizabeth Burris-Meyer.…
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- Title
- CONTEMPORARY COLOR GUIDE How Controlled Color Contributes To Modern Living IMPORTANT FEMALE COLOR THEORIST Erased by Male Dominated Design World
- Author
- Elizabeth Burris-Meyer
- Publisher
- William Helburn, Inc., New York City
- Publication year
- 1947
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Art & Photography, Women
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