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BOOKLIST: Art Deco
Books on Art Deco| Best
Selling Popular Reading from the 1920s and 1930s
Books on Art Deco
Annual of American Design. AMERICAN ART DECO: an Illustrated Survey. 2004.
An unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1931 as the Annual of American design 1931 by the American Union of Decorative Artists and Craftsmen by Ives Washburn, New York. (NK1396/A76/A53)
Bayer, Patricia. ART DECO ARCHITECTURE: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties.1992.
This exploration of Art Deco architectural design embraces many different times and places in its visual and verbal account of the movement's origins, development, and influence. (Oversize/NA682/A78/B39)
Benton, Charlotte. ART DECO 1910 - 1930. 2003.
Nearly 40 essays from leading experts in the field discuss the Art Deco phenomenon--its sources, its varied forms of expression, and the way it refined and redefined itself as it spread throughout the world. (N6494/A7/A622)
Breeze, Carla. AMERICAN ART DECO: Architecture and Regionalism. 2003.
Art deco architecture flourished in urban areas throughout America in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of the best examples - office buildings, cinemas, hotels and churches - are still in use. (NA7125/A7/B698)
Cranfield, Ingrid. ART DECO HOUSE STYLE: an Architectural and Interior Design Source Book. 2004.
Although designed primarily for those who wish to restore their homes to their original style, this volume is also a comprehensive reference book for devotees wishing to expand their knowledge of the Art Deco movement.(NK1986/A78/C73)
Duncan, Alastair. AMERICAN ART DECO. 1999.
Written by an internationally acknowledged authority on the subject, this beautiful volume brings American Art Deco to life with illustrations of objects ranging from cocktail shakers to the Trylon and Perisphere of the 1939 World's Fair in New York. (N6512.5/A7/D86)
Gallegher, Fiona. CHRISTIE'S ART DECO. 2000.
Gleaned from precious private collections and the archives of the world-famous Christie's auction house, the art deco objects surveyed here range from posh furniture, sleek sculpture, and bold architectural detailing to imaginative ceramics, luxurious jewelry, innovative metalwork, and powerful posters. (NK789.5/A7/C47)
Heller, Steven. ITALIAN ART DECO: Graphic Design between the Wars. 1993.
Featuring many design motifs that have never before been published in the United States, Italian Art Deco offers an exquisite showcase of modern Italian graphic design, known for its bold typography and streamlined imagery. (NC998.6/I8/H46)
Kery, Patricia Frantz. ART DECO GRAPHICS. 2002.
From posters to packaging, fashion, wallpaper, magazine covers, menus and book illustration, art deco artists merged the fragmentary techniques of cubism, Russian constructivist logic and the energy and speed of futurism into a unique style. (NC998.45/A7/K47)
Lussier, Suzanne. ART DECO FASHION. 2003.
From flapper dresses to feathers, fashion exploded during the Roaring '20s, when clothes became a symbol of a more liberated lifestyle and epitomized the glamour and youthful excitement of the Jazz Age. (N6494/A7/L87)
McMillian, Elizabeth. DECO AND STREAMLINE ARCHITECTURE IN LA. 2004.
Dramatic photos and text explore the rich angular ornament, towers, graphics, and exaggerated works created by architects and designers in 1920s to 1040s Los Angeles, including public buildings, office towers, restaurants, religious structures, apartments, hotels and individual homes. (NA735/L55/M38)
Mandelbaum, Howard. SCREEN DECO :a Celebration of High Style in Hollywood. 1985.
Screen Deco is a witty and detailed look at the Art Deco designs in the films of the Twenties and Thirties. Lavishly illustrated with stills from movies famous and obscure, the book appeals to the film historian as well as anyone interested in the rise of High Style Deco. (PN1995.9/S4/M28)
Peyre, Yves. ART DECO BOOKBINDINGS. 2004.
The art deco designs of Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler transformed bookbinding into a medium of playful and dazzling experimentation and craftsmanship. Their colorful, imaginative works, often made with exotic materials, are found today only in a few collections. This book gathers over fifty of their design and discusses its revolutionary effect on modern design.(Printing Z269/P49)
Samuels, Charlotte. ART DECO TEXTILES. 2003.
Tracing the evolution of Art Deco style, the bold, dramatic, brilliantly colored and patterned fabrics featured in the large-format book encompass luxury silks, woven and embroidered textiles, and man-made synthetics, and showcase the work of designers such as Paul Poiret, Raoul Dufy, Robert Bonfils, Ruth Reeves, and Marion Dorn. (Oversize/NK9500/S25)
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Best Selling Popular Reading from the 1920s & 1930s
Year |
Author |
Title |
1921 |
Lewis, Sinclair |
Main Street |
1921 |
Wharton, Edith |
Age of Innocence |
1921 |
Wells, H.G. |
Outline of History |
1922 |
Lewis, Sinclair |
Babbitt |
1923 |
Van Loon, Hendrik |
Story of Mankind |
1924 |
Feber, Edna |
So Big |
1924 |
Shaw, George B. |
Saint Joan |
1925 |
Lewis, Sinclair |
Arrowsmith |
1925 |
Milne, A.A. |
When We Were Very Young |
1926 |
Galsworthy, John |
Silver Spoon |
1926 |
Wren, P.C. |
Beau Geste |
1927 |
Lewis, Sinclair |
Elmer Gantry |
1928 |
Wilder, Thorton |
Bridge of San Luis Rey |
1928 |
Galsworthy, John |
Swan Song |
1929 |
Remarque, Erich |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
1929 |
Lewis, Sinclair |
Dodsworth |
1929 |
Strachey, Lytton |
Elizabeth and Essex |
1929 |
Benet, Stephen V. |
John Brown's Body |
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Year |
Author |
Title |
1930 |
Feber, Edna |
Cimarron |
1931 |
Buck, Pearl |
Good Earth |
1931 |
Cather, Willa |
Shadows on the Rock |
1932 |
Douglas, Llyod C. |
Magnificent Obsession |
1933 |
Allen, Hervey |
Anthony Adverse |
1933 |
Galsworthy, John |
One More River |
1934 |
Hilton, James |
Good-Bye Mr. Chips |
1934 |
Dinesen, Isak |
Seven Gothic Tales |
1934 |
Wolfe, Thomas |
Of Time and the River |
1935 |
Day, Clarence |
Life with Father |
1935 |
Lawrence, T.E. |
Seven Pillars of Wisdom |
1936 |
Mitchell, Margaret |
Gone with the Wind |
1936 |
Edmonds, Walter . |
Drums Along the Mohawk |
1937 |
Roberts, Kenneth |
Northwest Passage |
1937 |
Steinbeck, John |
Of Mice and Men |
1938 |
Rawlings, Marjorie |
The Yearling |
1938 |
DuMaurier, Daphne |
Rebecca |
1939 |
Steinbeck, John |
Grapes of Wrath |
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