Art Deco and Modernist Carpets

Name: Art Deco and Modernist Carpets
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ISBN: 9780811836135

ISBN-10: 0811836134

ISBN-13: 9780811836135

Edition: 2002

Authors: Susan Day

List price: $75.00

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The design revolutions of the early 20th century were woven into the very fabric of the carpets and rugs of that era. Art Deco and Modernist Carpets, the first in-depth history, charts the evolution of carpet design out of the floral effusions of the Victorian salons and into the angular elegance of Art Deco and bold abstraction of Modernism popularized by the machine age. Such artists and designers as Picasso, Poiret, Gray, Delaunay, Matisse, Klee, and many more advanced the designs going on underfoot, making these rugs extremely collectible artworks in their own right. Generously sized and beautifully illustrated with over 250 full-color photographs, here are Art Deco and Modernist…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date: 10/1/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 10.00" wide x 13.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.982
Language: English

Susan Day was Chief Librarian at the Institut Franï¿½ais d'Architecture from 1981 to 2004. She has written monographs on architects Louis Sï¿½e and Jean-Charles Moreux, published widely on Islamic textiles, and acted as Scientific Advisor for the Louvre and Les Arts Dï¿½coratifs museums.