01964nam a2200337Ia 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023010001500064020001500079020001800094035001400112035002000126040003400146041000800180043001200188050002400200082001600224100002800240245004700268264003900315300004400354336002600398337002800424338002700452500002000479504002600499505042300525520058900948650003601537650005301573pucpr20260714110458.0051710s1986    nyua     b    00110 eng    a 86003561   a0500202303  a9780500202302  aABN0191SB  a(OCoLC)13218424  apucprbengcpucprdpucprerda  aspa  an-us---0 aN6494.A7 bD86 19880 a709/.7321910aDuncan, Alastaird1942-10aAmerican Art Deco :cAlastair Duncan.htxt  aLondon :bThames & Hudson ,c1988.  a216p.bill. (some col.) ;c32 cm.fbook  2rdacontentatextbtxt  2rdamediaaunmediadedbn  2rdacarrieravolumebnc  aIncludes index.  aInclude bibliography.  aContents:
Introduction 7 --
Chapter One Furniture 11 --
Chapter Two Textiles 37 --
Chapter Three Ironwork and Lighting 57 --
Chapter Four Silver, Lacquer and Metalware 71 --
Chapter Five Glass 82 --
Chapter Six Ceramics 103 --
Chapter Seven Sculpture 121 --
Chapter Eight Paintings, Graphics, Posters and Bookbinding 142 --
Chapter Nine Jewelry 162 --
Chapter Ten Architecture 175 --
Bibliography 206 --
Index 210 --

  aArt Deco is one of the most exciting chapters in the history of the decorative arts. Conceived in France before the First World War, it spread throughout Europe and had its greatest and most spectacular success in the United States. Myriad influences shaped the style Cubism, Constructivism, Orientalism, the Ballets Russes, the Bauhaus and its exponents included many of the century's most celebrated artists, designers, and craftsmen. Alastair Duncan's guide is a history of the style, an encyclopaedia of its practitioners and a handbook for the enthusiast, student or collector --00aArt decozUnited States.2Local00aArt, Moderny20th centuryzUnited States.2Local