Electrifying design : a century of lighting / Sarah Schleuning and Cindi Strauss ; with contributions by Sarah Marie Horne, Martha MacLeod, and Berry Lowden Perkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schleuning, Sarah, author.

Strauss, Cindi, author, curator.

Horne, Sarah Marie, author.

MacLeod, Martha, author.

Perkins, Berry Lowden, author.

Contributor:

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, host institution, issuing body.

Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

High Museum of Art, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lighting, Architectural and decorative.

Electric lamps.

Lighting.

Lighting--Exhibitions.

Electric lamps--Exhibitions.

Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

xi, 206 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Houston : The Museum of Fine Arts ; New Haen : Yale University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Offering the first comprehensive history of lighting design from the 20th and 21st centuries, Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting explores how lighting has been integral to the development of modern design both in terms of aesthetics and technological advances. This fascinating book outlines the key aspects of lighting as a unique and creative artistic discipline and examines themes such as different typologies, the quality of light, and the evolution of the bulb. A series of essays by Sarah Schleuning and Cindi Strauss showcase lighting designs from different time periods and geographic locations and feature the work of significant figures, including Poul Henningsen, Ingo Maurer, and Gino Sarfatti. With over 130 illustrations of functional-and sometimes fantastical-designs, a historical timeline, and comprehensive artist biographies, this handsome volume expands our understanding of an understudied but influential art form and demonstrates lighting's central role as both an expression of and a catalyst for innovations in modern and contemporary design. Exhibition: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA (02.14.-16.05.2021) / High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA (19.06.-12.09.2021) .

Contents:

Director's forward / Gary Tinterow

Introduction / Sarah Schleuning and Cindi Strauss

Timeline / Sarah Marie Horne

Typologies / Cindi Strauss

Poul Henningsen / Cindi Strauss

The Museum of Modern Art's lamp design competition and New lamps exhibition, 1950-51 / Cindi Strauss

The naked bulb as inspiration / Sarah Schleuning

Ingo Maurer / Sarah Schleuning

Awards for lighting design / Cindi Strauss

Gino Sarfatti / Cindi Strauss

Quality of light / Sarah Schleuning.

Notes:

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston from February 14-May 16, 2021 and at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta from June 19-September 12, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Ashjean fund bookplate.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

ISBN:

9780300254570

0300254571

OCLC:

1184234439