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Chargement... The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920spar Stephen Harrison, Sarah D. Coffin
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The Jazz Age from Stephen Harrison and Sarah D. Coffin is both a catalogue for an exhibition and so much more. It is a beautiful book that is also quite informative. Often in books like this the photographs are wonderful but the text leaves something to be desired. Understandably they usually stick to simply describing the items in an exhibition and leaves most background to the museum goer and reader. In this book, however, there is a great deal of background and contextualization about what came before the period but were the influences which drove the unique style. In this way each piece is placed in its historical line with influences both artistic and cultural (though admittedly those are hard to tease apart). The photographs are a remarkable mix of both objects in their entirety as well as close ups of important details. I found myself reading a bit while glancing at the photos under discussion, then stopping to just look closer at the photographs and studying what I had just read. It was a fascinating experience and I hope to be able to make a trip to see the exhibit. I would highly recommend this to not only fans of Art Deco design but also those interested in the history of art and design, particularly as it developed in the United States. There is much here to please both the student of art as well as the art lover who simply enjoys the beauty. Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
An exhilarating look at Art Deco design in 1920s America, using jazz as its unifying metaphor. Capturing the dynamic pulse of the era's jazz music, this lavishly illustrated publication explores American taste and style during the golden age of the 1920s. Following the destructive years of the First World War, this flourishing decade marked a rebirth of aesthetic innovation that was cultivated to a great extent by American talent and patronage. Due to an influx of European emigres to the United States, as well as American enthusiasm for traveling to Europe's cultural capitals, a reciprocal wave of experimental attitudes began traveling back and forth across the Atlantic, forming a creative vocabulary that mirrored the ecstatic spirit of the times. "The Jazz Age" showcases developments in design, art, architecture, and technology during the '20s and early '30s, and places new emphasis on the United States as a vital part of the emerging marketplace for Art Deco luxury goods. Featuring hundreds of full-color illustrations and essays by two leading historians of decorative arts, this comprehensive catalogue shows how America and the rest of the world worked to establish a new visual representation of modernity. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)709.7309The arts Modified subdivisions of the arts History, geographic treatment, biography North America United StatesClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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Note - I received a free copy of the book from the publisher. This has not influenced my review in any way. ( )