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Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art & Illustration by Rosalind Ormiston, Michael Robinson (Hardcover, 2009)

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Focusing on Art Deco graphic art and illustration, this coffee-table book features fascinating text on the movement in general, fashion and advertising, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of work by talents such as Barbier, Erte, Cassandre and Colin. Echoing examples of other forms of Art Deco are also included. This beautifully illustrated book is a celebration of Art Deco's expression through the graphic arts and illustration. Divided into three sections the movement, its fashion and advertising the reader gains great insight into the artists and innovators that helped popularize the Art Deco movement, such as Georges Barbier, Erte, Cassandre and Paul Colin. While the main focus for this intriguing book is centred on graphic art, numerous examples of other forms of Art Deco are also featured. Nestled among the posters and paintings, sculpture, objets d'art and jewellery assert their similarity, whether through line, form or theme. These echoes serve to show the creativity fertility of the period as styles and ideas traversed artistic media. AUTHORS: Michael Robinson is a freelance lecturer and writer on British art and design history. Originally an art dealer with his own provincial gallery in Sussex, he entered academic life by way of a career change, having gained a first class honours and Masters degree at Kingston University. He is currently working on his doctorate, a study of early modernist period British dealers. He continues to lecture on British and French art of the Modern period. Rosalind Ormiston is a researcher, lecturer and author in art, architecture and design history. She lectures in art and architectural history at Kingston University, London. Her recent publications include Colour Source Book, Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks, Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art and Illustration; Michelangelo: His Life and Works in 500 Images and Leonardo da Vinci: His Life and Works in 500 Images. SELLING POINTS: . Hugely popular art movement. . Focuses on stunning graphic-art-based images. . Includes other art forms to show cross-fertilisation of styles. . Thoughtful and informative text. . Beautiful reproductions on high-quality paper make it a desirable coffee-table title. 170 illustrations

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Flame Tree Publishing
ISBN-13
9781847862792
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91340820

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Book Title
Art Deco: the Golden Age of Graphic Art & Illustration
Author
Rosalind Ormiston, Michael Robinson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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289mm
Item Width
279mm
Item Weight
1826g

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Michael Robinson, Rosalind Ormiston
Series Title
Masterworks
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art & Illustration by Rosalind Ormiston, Michael Robinson (Hardcover, 2009)

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