American Art Deco
Hardcover
1986 · NY
by Duncan, Alastair
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1986. Hardcover. VG/VG, small stamp from private library, (copy may have previous owner's inscription). Tan cloth. 288 pp. 233 color, 269 BW plates. Contains a very useful organizational layout (chapters are by object), chapter notes, and bibliography. Introduction and 14 chapters cover all the bases, with some stunning color plates. Explores the tradition of the streamlined design and reveals how it was manifested in the great buildings, furniture, and merchandise of the 1930s. Contents: Exhibitions -- Furniture -- Lighting and clocks -- Silver -- Metalware -- Ceramics -- Glass -- Textiles -- Architecture -- Sculpture -- Painting and graphics -- Jewelry -- World fairs -- Industrial design. (Inventory #: 4913)