The Art Deco Style (Dover Architecture) [Paperback]

Theodore Menten (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1972 | Series: Dover Architecture

468 examples from L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui capture geometric, prismatic Art Deco of 20's and 30's. Gardens, dwellings, interiors, furniture, fabrics, stained glass, sculpture, jewelry, graphics by Brandt, Chareau, Fouquet, Vuitton — 171 other artists, architects, and designers. Over 400 photographs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; First edition. edition (June 1, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048622824X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486228242
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,176,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not strictly art deco, November 9, 2011

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Vladimir Shapovalov (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art Deco Style (Dover Architecture) (Paperback)

There is a page and a quarter of commentary, and the rest of the book are photographs or print reproductions. The book includes not only art deco, but a large number of plates are examples of bauhaus, vkhutemas, and constructivism, without differentiating them from one another. Certainly these were contemporary styles, but the ideology was different, and the look and feel of the designs are different. In that I think the book is a little confusing. Nevertheless, if you know what you are looking at, then the book does provide numerous examples of art deco in construction, household objects, and jewelry.