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Title: Art Deco: 1910-1939 by Charlotte/Benton Benton ISBN: 0-8212-2834-X Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 17 September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The greatest book on Art Deco!
Comment: This book is an absolute triumph. First, it is positively gorgeous - the images just leap off the pages. Second, the essays are more in-depth, engaging, and informative than any other book I've found on the subject. This book discusses every facet of Art Deco as well: it explores the origins at the Paris Exhibition in 1925, goes through the influence in East Asia, Latin America, and South Africa, not to mention Europe. A great chapter on Deco in Hollywood; also explores all of the sources, iconography - and all of this on top of covering every aspect of the movement - ceramics, jewelry, fashion, architecture, glass, photography, graphic design, bookbindings, travel and transport, and so so much more - with stunning visuals. A fantastic read, a great resource, a beautiful work, and an absolute MUST for anyone interested in the subject! Well worth the money, and a fantastic addition to any library. Highly recommended!
Rating: 5
Summary: The first and last word on Deco.
Comment: A sumptuous coffee-table book of this exuberant art style and I think it could well become the standard book on the subject. The forty essays are divided into four sections, Sources and Iconography, 1925 Paris Exhibition, Spread of Deco and finally Deco World, and I liked the way, especially in Sources and Iconography, that the authors explain how various art styles were moulded into deco art which culminated in the very influential 1925 Paris show.
I thought the last two sections were a fascinating coverage of how Art Deco spread around the world, mainly as architecture and fashion, though in Europe also as a fine art style. In North America, it influenced a huge range of commercial products. Perhaps this was the only art form that was truly democratic in that it was available (as streamlining) to be seen or bought on any Main Street across the Nation.
The design and printing are excellent. Many of the photos, especially color, are presented whole page, the rest are all well sized, and they all have captions. The back of the book has a very comprehensive bibliography, fortunately listed as relating to each chapter rather than just an alphabetical list, the index is divided into two, Names and Subject. I was very impressed with this attention to detail and with the excellent text, images and production surely 'Art Deco 1910-1939' will be read for many years to come.
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Title: Essential Art Deco by Ghislaine Wood ISBN: 0821228331 Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 11 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: American Art Deco: Modernistic Architecture and Regionalism by Carla Breeze ISBN: 0393019705 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 21 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: The Art Deco House: Avant-Garde Houses of the 1920s and 1930s by Adrian Tinniswood ISBN: 0823003159 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Art Deco Fashion by Suzanne Lussier ISBN: 0821228323 Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 11 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Art Deco Textiles by Charlotte Samuels ISBN: 0810966042 Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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