Art Deco

World of Art

by Alastair Duncan

Examples are given of art deco furniture, textiles, ironwork, lighting,silver, glass, ceramics, sculpture, graphics, posters, books, jewellery,and architecture.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Design, Art History, Reference, American

218 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1988

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This took a while to read, although it is quite short. There are a lot of photographs to accompany the text, but still there are a lot of descriptions that lack illustrations, which was a bit annoying. It was, however, a good introduction to the subject, and has introduced me to names and terms which will come in handy when I tackle other books on my favourite art period.

[Claudio Malagrino · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extensive description of Art Deco works in the domains of Art and Decoration. Not so many examples on Architecture and not so many pictures, but it's a good reference for the subject. There's a good bibliographic reference at the end of the book.

[Alexandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many names, after names, after names, then years, and names of organizations. Hard to get to any substantial information in a narrative from.
Too many black and white illustrations. If color could not be afforded no point for a book about art essentially.

[Cameron Toney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Should I have dropped this at any point I would have broken my foot. This thing is enormous, a very interesting overview of art deco furniture, fabric, pottery, jewelry, and homewares. But though this is not a good volume to take backpacking, its an excellent book to flip through, read about various artists and designers, and sigh over the pictures.
Recommended for fans of art deco!

[Evan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fine overview but spends the vast majority of the book describing the little fiddly bits of art deco examples, without really setting things in historical context.

[sasha · Rating 2 out of 5]

not exactly what I was looking for

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like many books on the art deco style, this one focuses mainly on sculpture and architecture, but does feature some great graphic design. Bloody expensive, though. Read before buying.