Bachelors of a Different Sort - Queer Aesthetics, Material Culture and the Modern Interior in Britain

Carefully considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics in Britain between 1885 and 1957

List of contents

1. Men of a different sort: the seven deadly sins of the modern bachelor
Part I: Wilde spaces
2. 'God save the Queen': Lord Gower, idolatry and the cult of the bric-à-brac diva
3. Vale(d) decadence: Charles Ricketts, Charles Shannon and the Wilde factor
Part II: Country living
4. Askesis and the Greek Ideal: Edward Perry Warren and Lewes House
5. Of art and irises: Cedric Morris, Arthur Lett-Haines and the decorative ideal
Part III: Stage design for living
6. Coward in the room: interwar glamour and the performances of a queer modernity
7. Cecil Beaton: artifice as resistance
8. Conclusion: manifesto for a queer home of one's own
Bibliography
Index

About the author

John Potvin is Associate Professor in Art History at Concordia University, Canada

Summary

Carefully considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics in Britain between 1885 and 1957 -- .

Product details

• Authors: John Potvin, Potvin John
• Assisted by: Christopher Breward (Editor), Bill Sherman (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2015
• EAN: 9781784991098
• ISBN: 978-1-78499-109-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture; Studies in Design and Material Culture; Studies in Design and Material
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, 20th Century, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Professional interior design, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Interior design, decor and style guides, Architecture: interior design, Gay Studies (Gay Men), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, none in metadata sheet