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'Comprehensive and scholarly
. . . heavily illustrated in colour' - The Times
'Copiously exemplified by photographs . . . does very successfully convey the fecundity and dynamism of the movement' - The Sunday Times
Art Deco is one of the most exciting chapters in the history of the decorative arts. Conceived in France before the First World War, it spread throughout Europe and had its greatest and most spectacular success in the United States. Myriad influences shaped the style - Cubism, Constructivism, Orientalism, the Ballets Russes, the Bauhaus - and its exponents included many of the century's most celebrated artists, designers and craftsmen.
Alastair Duncan's guide is a history of the style, an encyclopaedia of its practitioners and a handbook for the enthusiast, student or collector.
. . . heavily illustrated in colour' - The Times
'Copiously exemplified by photographs . . . does very successfully convey the fecundity and dynamism of the movement' - The Sunday Times
Art Deco is one of the most exciting chapters in the history of the decorative arts. Conceived in France before the First World War, it spread throughout Europe and had its greatest and most spectacular success in the United States. Myriad influences shaped the style - Cubism, Constructivism, Orientalism, the Ballets Russes, the Bauhaus - and its exponents included many of the century's most celebrated artists, designers and craftsmen.
Alastair Duncan's guide is a history of the style, an encyclopaedia of its practitioners and a handbook for the enthusiast, student or collector.
