A Spirit of Progress: Art Deco Architecture in Australia

Daele, Patrick Van; Lumby, Roy

ISBN 10: 9057036711 / ISBN 13: 9789057036712

Published by Craftsman House, Australia, 1997

About this Item

Jacket has moderate general wear and no tears. Four small spots to fore-edge of page-block. Light foxing to feps, half-title and last page. foxing to preliminaries and last page. A small area of eraser rubbing to top corner of ffep. Otherwise internally clean. Binding tight. 228pp Size: 265mm x 290mm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Spirit of Progress: Art Deco Architecture in Australia
• Publisher: Craftsman House, Australia
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9057036711
• ISBN 13: 9789057036712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Australian Architecture and Building

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Synopsis

Until recently, scorned or ignored by many historians and commentators, Australia's Art Deco architecture of the 1920s and 1930s endures as a unique record of its time and a mirror of the hopes and aspirations of Australians in the years between the two world wars. A Spirit of Progress: Art Deco Architecture in Australia provides a valuable insight into this significant period in Australia's social, economic and artistic development.
In his travels across Australia, photographer Patrick Van Daele has captured the wealth that is Australia's Art Deco architecture. From the corporate splendours of tall office buildings to the engineering marvels of great dams and the domestic style of the home, the photographs mirror the achievement and the human aspect of the inter-war era in this country. They are illuminated by Roy Lumby's authoritative text, which describes the history and development of this important style in Australia, and the fascinating times in which it appeared.

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