| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white) |
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Routledge art history and visual studies companions |
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Routledge art history and visual studies companions
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| Contents |
The legacy of the École des beaux-arts in the formation of North American deco : academic and social tenets and their interpretations / Isabelle Gournay -- Fashion and a DIY culture of textiles during the art deco period / Alla Myzelev -- From Poirot to BioShock : art deco in the age of mediatization / Bridget Elliott |
| Summary |
Scholarly interest in Art Deco has grown rapidly over the past fifty years, spanning different academic disciplines. This volume provides a guide to the current state of the field of Art Deco research by highlighting past accomplishments and promising new directions. Chapters are presented in five sections based on key concepts: migration, public culture, fashion, politics, and Art Deco's afterlife in heritage restoration and new media. The book provides a range of perspectives on and approaches to these issues, as well as to the concept of Art Deco itself. It highlights the slipperiness of Art Deco yet points to its potential to shed new light on the complexities of modernity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Scholarly interest in Art Deco has grown rapidly over the past fifty years, spanning different academic disciplines. This volume provides a guide to the current state of the field of Art Deco research by highlighting past accomplishments and promising new directions. Chapters are presented in five sections based on key concepts: migration, public culture, fashion, politics, and Art Deco's afterlife in heritage restoration and new media. The book provides a range of perspectives on and approaches to these issues, as well as to the concept of Art Deco itself. It highlights the slipperiness of Art Deco yet points to its potential to shed new light on the complexities of modernity |
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Print version record |
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Art deco.
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Art Deco.
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ART -- History -- General.
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Art deco
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429627408 |
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0429627408 |
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9780429032165 |
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0429032161 |
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9780429629044 |
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0429629044 |
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9780429625763 |
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0429625766 |
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