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Secular Furniture of E. W. Godwin : With Catalogue Raisonné by Susan Weber (1999, Hardcover)
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The Secular Furniture of E. W. Godwin with Catalogue Raisonné (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999). Fine dark gray cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Fine black paper dust jacket with white lettering on spine, full-page color illustration on front.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300081596
ISBN-139780300081596
eBay Product ID (ePID)1165108
Product Key Features
Book TitleSecular Furniture of E. W. Godwin : with Catalogue Raisonné
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicHistory & Criticism, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Regional
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorSusan Weber
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight69 Oz
Item Length1.1 in
Item Width1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-033079
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal749.22
SynopsisVictorian architect-designer E. W. Godwin (1833-1886), tying himself neither morally nor aesthetically to a single style, approached design with what he called "judicious eclecticism." Seeking to design furniture appropriate to the needs of modern living, he grappled with the problems of affordability, utility, and function and experimented with modular and fitted furniture decades before it became popular in the mid-twentieth century. This book is the first comprehensive study of Godwin's furniture designs. Taking the form of a catalogue raisonné, the book documents and reproduces all known examples of his secular furniture and related furniture designs. Susan Weber Soros traces the development of Godwin's style, examines its sources, and assesses the historical importance of his work. She discusses how Godwin combined antiquarian interests with the study of more recent design traditions from different parts of the world, including Japan. Godwin worked in six major styles: Gothic revival, Anglo-Japanese, Anglo-Greek, Anglo-Egyptian, Queen Anne or Cottage style, and Old English or Jacobean. Soros also describes his work for leading art manufacturers; the work he exhibited at great international exhibits in Vienna, Philadelphia, and Paris; and his role as designer of choice for such leading artists of his generation as James McNeill Whistler and Oscar Wilde. Published for The Bard Graduate Center, New York, Victorian architect-designer E. W. Godwin (1833-1886), tying himself neither morally nor aesthetically to a single style, approached design with what he called "judicious eclecticism." Seeking to design furniture appropriate to the needs of modern living, he grappled with the problems of affordability, utility, and function and experimented with modular and fitted furniture decades before it became popular in the mid-twentieth century. This book is the first comprehensive study of Godwin's furniture designs. Taking the form of a catalogue raisonn , the book documents and reproduces all known examples of his secular furniture and related furniture designs. Susan Weber Soros traces the development of Godwin's style, examines its sources, and assesses the historical importance of his work. She discusses how Godwin combined antiquarian interests with the study of more recent design traditions from different parts of the world, including Japan. Godwin worked in six major styles: Gothic revival, Anglo-Japanese, Anglo-Greek, Anglo-Egyptian, Queen Anne or Cottage style, and Old English or Jacobean. Soros also describes his work for leading art manufacturers; the work he exhibited at great international exhibits in Vienna, Philadelphia, and Paris; and his role as designer of choice for such leading artists of his generation as James McNeill Whistler and Oscar Wilde.
LC Classification NumberNK2542.G64A4 1999
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