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Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: Furthermore, through their daring inventions, Russian artists of the first thirty years of the 20th century transformed, profoundly and permanently, our perception of stage design — and hence of the theatre. They belonged to an extraordinarily creative generation of impresarios, dancers, actors, patrons, and critics who inspired or at least made a major contribution to the international…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This, the newest title in the highly acclaimed Design Series focuses on the work of John Piper (1903 — 1992). Piper remains something of an enigma: an antiquarian who was among the pioneers of non-representational art in Britain; an abstract painter who drew his inspiration from the paintings of Turner and mediaeval stained glass; and a romantic with a penchant for geometric design. Despite, in…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Despite working in different media, Francis Bacon and Henry Moore were exhibited together from end of the Second World War into the 1960s when Marlborough Fine Art represented both. Carefully chosen to highlight the important influences and experiences which they shared, the works included here bring a fresh perspective to Bacon and Moore, exploring themes in their work such as 'the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Presents the stories and designs of the leading contemporary jewellery designers working across the globe today.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: 'Contemporary Designers' Own Gardens' offers a rare opportunity to view twenty gardens not generally open to the public.'The outstanding gardens featured in 'Contemporary Designers' Own Gardens' are all designed by innovative, influential, award-winning designers. Fascinating text and sumptuous photography profile each garden, analysing the relationship between the garden and its setting,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This book divides the Galle cristallerie's vast production of light fixtures into two basic categories: those created before Galle's death in 1904 and those produced by the firm from then until its closure in 1931. Curiously, many of the firm's most desirable models in today's market were introduced as late as the 1925 Exposition Universelle, Paris, still in the Art Nouveau high style at the very…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 298 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 648) Аннотация: A fresh approach to nineteenth-century European painting; lusciously illustrated, it offers a comprehensive overview of the century's artistic innovation This extensive survey also includes biographies for each of the artists Nineteenth-Century European Painting: From Barbizon to Belle Epoque represents a comprehensive guide to the range of stylistically diverse genres of nineteenth-century…

Скачать книгу (размер 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 196) Аннотация: The Dress of the Year is a deluxe study of exquisite fashion from 1963 to the present, drawn from the renowned collection at the Fashion Museum, Bath. Each year, a fashion-world luminary is invited to capture the definitive moment in an international whirlwind of creative style by choosing the outfit that truly represents that year's mood in fashion. The announcement of each winner is widely…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: The emergence in recent years from their original homes of many of Galle's deluxe furniture commissions — seemingly lost forever — provides today's connoisseur with the opportunity at last to examine and assess the Nanceien's work in this his third artistic discipline, cabinetmaking. Included for the first time under one cover are all his major works of furniture, both those he designed as unique…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: As one of the few decorative arts about which little has been written, japanning is today fraught with misunderstandings. And yet, in its heyday, the japanning industry attracted important commissions from prestigious designers such as Robert Adam, and orders from fashionable society across Europe and beyond. This book is a long overdue history of the industry which centred on three towns in the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 666 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 328) Аннотация: 'Liberty's Furniture 1875-1915' provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of early Liberty furniture to date. A definitive work of reference, the volume outlines the company's unique contribution to the British Arts and Crafts style. Throughout the history of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Liberty & Co. always enjoyed a prominent position. With imaginative design, high quality…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: This beautiful book is a nostalgic glance astern at the glory days of P&O both at sea and on shore. Drawing on personal recollections in the archives of P&O Heritage, Ruth Artmonsky looks back at the influence of the company during the age of empire and a bygone time when travelling P&O captured the imagination of writers from Thackeray to Noel Coward. In addition the book takes a curator's tour…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Pop! Design, Culture, Fashion 1955 — 1976 covers all aspects of Pop design in Britain and America, from early rock n roll to punk. It looks at record covers and packaging designs by Pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Peter Blake and Richard Hamilton, and the work of fashion designers such as Mary Quant, Barbara Hulanicki from Biba, Vivienne Westwood and John Stephen of Carnaby Street fame, as well…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 424) Аннотация: 'Masterpieces of Russian Stage Design 1880-1930' examines the Lobanov-Rostovsky collection of stage design, in turn outlining the history of modern Russian art: one of the most important interludes within the cultural renaissance of the early twentieth century. Unique in size, scope, and composition, the collection is unequalled; artists include celebrities such as Bakst, Benois, Goncharova,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The development of textiles as an art form between 1945 and 1970, and the extent of collaboration between artists and textile manufacturers at this time, is unrivalled in modern art history. This book presents a comprehensive survey of this art form in Britain and America.

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This volume spans more than 35 years and includes both iconic and rarely seen pictures of celebrated women taken by photographer Rose Hartman.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: A monograph of the work of acclaimed womens wear designer, Caroline Charles.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 348) Аннотация: The sheer complexity of the subject of European furniture, ranging through an enormous variety of styles with often only small regional differences, makes it unrealistic to cover it adequately in anything less than the detailed and lavishly illustrated work we have here. France dominated the European furniture scene as her extraordinary cultural influences were much encouraged, if not created, by…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Hollywood Dogs showcases a fine selection of photographs taken from the famous John Kobal collection. Taken between 1920 and 1960, during the 'Golden Age of Hollywood', they feature stars including Humphrey Bogart, Buster Keaton and Audrey Hepburn posing with dogs of every shape and stature. In almost every case, these stunning photographs have never been seen before. John Kobal was an authority…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This is an intriguing introduction to the graphic work of Abram Games. With images drawn from his personal archive, many less well known, it is possible to follow the social history of 20th Century Britain. For more than six decades Abram worked entirely on his own, always adhering to his personal maxim of maximum meaning, minimum means. From the start, Abram Games was determined to become one of…