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Uniform Title Bijoux Art deco et avant-garde. English.
Title Art deco jewelry : modernist masterworks and their makers / edited by Laurence Mouillefarine and Evelyne Posseme.

Imprint London ; New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  739.2709041 B489 2009    ---  Available
Description 255 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Note Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, 19 March-12 July 2009 and the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York City, 28 January-18 April 2010.
"Translated from the French 'Bijoux Art deco et avant-garde' by David H. Wilson"--Colophon.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-252) and index.
Contents Jewelry in the age of art deco / Evelyne Posseme -- Changing tastes changing times / Laurence Mouillefarine -- Captivating the world / Arlette Despond Barre -- Jewelry and graphic design / Michel Wlassikoff -- The jewelers: Paul / Helene Andrieux -- Suzanne Belperron / Evelyne Posseme -- Siegfried Boes / Helene Andrieux -- Maison Rene Boivin / Evelyne Posseme -- Boucheron / Helene Andrieux -- Paul Brandt / Helene Andrieux -- Cartier / Helene Andrieux -- Jean Despres / Melissa Gabardi -- Jean Dunand / Evelyne Posseme -- Dusausoy / Helene Andrieux -- Jean Fouquet / Laurence Mouillefarine -- Maison Fouquet / Laurence Mouillefarine -- Lacloche / Helene Andrieux -- Mauboussin / Helene Andrieux -- Rene Robert / Helene Andrieux -- Gerard Sandoz / Laurence Mouillefarine -- Raymond Templier / Laurence Mouillefarine -- Van Cleff & Arpels / Helene Andrieux.
Summary A survey of pieces made by leading designers and artists between 1910 and 1937 includes photographs of best-known pieces as well as a number of original drawings and designs, in a volume complemented by essays on such topics as the relationship between jewelry and other art forms, the contributions of clients and collectors, and the world of graphic art.
Subject Jewelry -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Decoration and ornament -- Art deco -- Exhibitions.
Jewelry -- History -- Exhibitions.
Art deco -- Exhibitions.
Added Author Mouillefarine, Laurence.
Posseme, Evelyne.
Musee des arts decoratifs (France)
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.
ISBN 9780500514771 (hbk.)
0500514771 (hbk.)

 
    
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