Art Deco Masterpieces of Art

The most famous work by the key figures of art deco are showcased here alongside accessible and succinct contextualising information.

About the author

Janet Stiles Tyson is an independent researcher, writer and lecturer in histories of visual and material culture. A native of the U.S. state of Michigan, she holds Masters degrees in Art History and Studio Art and entered the MPhil program at Birkbeck, University of London, in 2017. She lives in England for much of the year now, and and focuses her research on an eighteenth-century botanical text called 'A Curious Herbal’.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Janet Tyson
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781786648006
• ISBN: 978-1-78664-800-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Masterpieces of Art; Masterpieces of Art
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / Techniques / Painting, Art & Design, Art & design styles: Art Deco