American Art Deco
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By Alastair Duncan, an independent consultant specialising in the decorative arts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The explosion of Modernist art and design which made its original impact at the Paris Exposition Internationale of 1925 was quick to find an echo in the United States.
Art Deco took the place of Art Nouveau and American designers were soon making their own contribution to the style. As the dazzling illustrations in this book demonstrate, a dynamic American tradition developed in sculpture, furniture, ceramics, architectural decoration, and graphics.
The author explores in depth the wide and neglected subject of American Art Deco, reassessing and putting into perspective 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.
With 502 illustrations, 233 in colour.
The explosion of Modernist art and design which made its original impact at the Paris Exposition Internationale of 1925 was quick to find an echo in the United States.
Art Deco took the place of Art Nouveau and American designers were soon making their own contribution to the style. As the dazzling illustrations in this book demonstrate, a dynamic American tradition developed in sculpture, furniture, ceramics, architectural decoration, and graphics.
The author explores in depth the wide and neglected subject of American Art Deco, reassessing and putting into perspective 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.
With 502 illustrations, 233 in colour.