Eileen Gray: Her Work and Her World: 1 - Softcover

Jennifer Goff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071653276X ISBN 13: 9780716532767

Publisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

The renowned and highly influential architect, furniture-maker, interior designer and photographer Eileen Gray was born in Ireland and remained throughout her life an Irishwoman at heart. An elusive figure, her interior world has never before been observed as closely as in this ground-breaking study of her work, philosophy and inner circle of fellow artists.

Jennifer Goff expertly blends art history and biography to create a stunning ensemble, offering a clear beacon of light into truly understanding Gray - the woman and the professional. Gray was a self-taught polymath and her work was multi-functional, user-friendly, ready for mass production yet succinctly unique, and her designs show great technical virtuosity. Her expertise in lacquer work and carpet design, often overlooked, is given due attention in this book, as is her fascinating relationship with the architect Le Corbusier and many other compelling and complex relationships. The book also offers rare insights into Gray s early years as an artist.

The primary source material for this book is drawn from the Eileen Gray collection at the National Museum of Ireland and its wealth of documentation, correspondence, personal archives, photographs and oral history.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Jennifer Goff is Curator of Furniture, Silver & the Eileen Gray collection at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, and is one of the world s leading experts on Gray s work and legacy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071653276X
• ISBN 13: 9780716532767
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512