Art Deco Sculpture and Metalware

by Alfred W. Edward

Overview

At the forefront of the Art Deco movement were metalware and sculpture, made by highly skilled craftsmen and artists. This book contains over 200 photographs and illustrations of Art Deco metalwares and sculptures, The author discusses Art Deco's most significant artists, as well as their predecessors and modern counterparts. He provides an introduction to the designs of Hagenauer, WMF, the Bauhaus, Ferdinand Priess, Chiparus, Brancusi, and Brandt, among other important metalworkers of the era. Value Guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887409943
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	01/03/1997
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alfred W. Edward, of Newport, Rhode Island, has been a well known metalware dealer for the past 25 years. A trained machinist, he shares his unrivalled insight into the manufacture of high-quality metalware with his readers.

Editorial Reviews

More than 200 color and black and white photographs and illustrations are contained in this overview of Art Deco metalware and sculptures.

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