Art Nouveau: A Research Guide for Design Reform in France, Belgium, England, and the United States

by Gabriel P. Weisberg, Elizabeth K. Menon

Overview

First published in 1998. Design reform in the fields of architecture and the decorative or applied arts became objectified through writings published during the period of 1885 to 1910. This investigation includes, but is not limited to, Art Nouveau in France and Belgium, and the arts and crafts movement in England and the United States. Even though the similar processes of creativity and shared goals of Art Nouveau and the arts and crafts movement have long been recognized, attempts to explore their origins and their points of interrelation with the broader scope of art history have been largely unsuccessful—until now.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135023133
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/05/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	406
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Weisberg, Gabriel P.; Menon, Elizabeth K.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments, Introduction: The Nature of Design Reform, Books, Catalogues, Dissertations and Theses, Articles, Journals and Book Essays, Author Index, Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

With Bradley's 1896 illustration "The Kiss" gracing the cover, the authors present a working terminology of design reform and the themes of such reformers in introducing one of the first of its kind bibliographies in this field. Their selection criteria cover 1885-1910, the years of the most intense reform issues, and materials representing significant breaks with the past or advocating change in the applied arts, decoration, or architecture. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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