Modern Design In the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1890-1990
by R. Craig Miller
Photographs by Mark Darley
ILLUSTRATED
FIRST EDITION
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Copyright: 1990
--CONDITION--
This book is in good condition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. This is a used book with some shelf wear. Please take a look at the pictures to ascertain the condition and state of this item. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask. The dust jacket is in good shape with some creasing on the back cover. The boards are like new. Hinges tight. Binding sturdy. The text block is crisp and clean. 312 pages -
--ABOUT THIS ITEM--
Experts in the field of Modern design know that the Metropolitan Museum's collections are exceptional and wide-ranging, but this fact is little known to the general public since the holdings are virtually unpublished and rarely on view. For this handsomely produced book, the Museum's former curator of the twentieth-century de- sign and architecture collection has selected more than 125 masterworks, which have been specially photographed by a leading photographer in settings appropriate to their period and design. The book is divided into thirteen sections, each introduced by a concise essay on the stylistic characteristics shared by the superb examples that follow, including glass, ceramics, metalwork, lighting, textiles, costume, architectural and design drawings, and furniture. Many details and alternative views serve to enrich the reader's visual comprehension of the works. The scope of the book is international, with objects from the Far East and the Third World, as well as Europe and America.
Item Dimensions: 12.5 inches x 10.75 inches
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