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Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932 : the luxury of beauty / edited by Christian Witt-Dörring and Janis Staggs ; preface by Ronald S. Lauder ; foreword by Renée Price, with contributions by Paul Asenbaum [and ten others]

Fine Arts Library - Core Reading Collection NK945.V53 W54 2017
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Witt-Dörring, Christian, editor.
Staggs, Janis, editor.
Lauder, Ronald S., writer of preface.
Price, Renée, writer of foreword.
Asenbaum, Paul, 1953- contributor.
Neue Galerie New York, issuing body, publisher, host institution.
Prestel Verlag, publisher.
Passavia Druckservice, printer, binder.
Lawrence H. Herring Memorial Fund.
Language:
English
German
Subjects (All):
Wiener Werkstätte--Exhibitions.
Wiener Werkstätte.
Modernism (Art).
Decorative arts.
Art and design.
History.
Austria.
Decorative arts--Austria--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Modernism (Art)--Austria--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Art and design--Austria--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Genre:
Illustrated works.
History.
Exhibition catalogs.
Essays.
Physical Description:
576 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm
Manufacture:
Passau, Germany : Passavia.
Place of Publication:
Munich, Germany ; London, England ; New York, New York : Prestel ; New York, New York : Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie Museum for German and Austrian Art, [2017]
Language Note:
Text in English, translated from the German.
Summary:
The Wiener Werkstätte, founded by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Fritz Waerndorfer, was an artists' and craftsmen's collective that existed in Vienna from 1903 until 1932. The artists' goal was to bring high-quality design and craft into all areas of life and to elevate everyday objects into pieces of art. During that time, the collective produced items in a variety of media including ceramics, furniture, glass, jewelry, metalwork, and textiles. The Wiener Werkstätte style influenced generations of architects from Bauhaus to Art Deco. This book features the work of well-known Wiener Werkstätte members such as Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Dagobert Peche along with lesser known designers such as Gudrun Baudisch, Carl Otto Czeschka, and Ugo Zovetti. It also includes in-depth essays that explore the Wiener Werkstätte's long history and legacy.
Contents:
Economics / Ernst Ploil
Graphics / Rainald Franz
Glass / Rainald Franz
Metal / Elisabeth Schmuttermeier
Bookbinding and leather / Isabella Croÿ-Frick
Furniture / Christian Witt-Dörring
Fashion, textiles, and wallpaper / Angela Völker
Ceramics / Marianne Hussl-Hörmann
Klimt and the Wiener Werkstätte / Ann-Katrin Rossberg
Palais Stoclet / Christian Witt-Dörring
Garden architecture / Anette Freytag
From Vienna to New York / Christian Witt-Dörring
The Wiener Werkstätte of America / Janis Staggs
Joseph Urban and cosmopolitan productions / Janis Staggs
Showrooms / Paul Asenbaum and Ernst Ploil
Marks / Elisabeth Schmuttermeier and Marianne Hussl-Hörmann
Timeline / Christian Witt-Dörring and Janis Staggs.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932 : the Luxury of Beauty" : October 26, 2017-January 29, 2018, Neue Galerie, New York, New York, United States.
Local Notes:
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932 : the luxury of beauty, Neue Galerie New York, October 26, 2017-January 29, 2018" (title page verso).
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lawrence H. Herring Memorial Fund.
ISBN:
3791357166
9783791357164
OCLC:
992487406

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