JEAN DESPRES: Jeweler, Maker and Designer of the Machine Age.
by Gabardi, Melissa
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine./Fine.
- ISBN 10
- 050051478X
- ISBN 13
- 9780500514788
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Fine./Fine.. 12 1/2'' x 9 1/2''. 247 pp. with index. With 341 illustrations, 234 in color.
"Jean Despres (1889-1980) was a French jewelry maker and designer best known for his intricate Art Deco jewelry made from semi-precious stones, machine parts, and enamel. Després' aesthetics were largely inspired by his friendships with avant-garde artists...Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, and others... Després' works were collected and worn by celebrities such as Josephine Baker, Andy Warhol, Paul Signac, and Andre Malraux, and are in the collections of the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York."-artnet.
"Jean Despres (1889-1980) was a French jewelry maker and designer best known for his intricate Art Deco jewelry made from semi-precious stones, machine parts, and enamel. Després' aesthetics were largely inspired by his friendships with avant-garde artists...Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, and others... Després' works were collected and worn by celebrities such as Josephine Baker, Andy Warhol, Paul Signac, and Andre Malraux, and are in the collections of the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York."-artnet.
Synopsis
" ... publié à l'occasion de l'exposition ... présentée à Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, du 19 mars au 12 juillet 2009, New York City, the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, du 28 janvier au 18 avril 2010"--P. facing t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 242) and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55274
- Title
- JEAN DESPRES
- Author
- Gabardi, Melissa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine.
- Jacket Condition
- Fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 050051478X
- ISBN 13
- 9780500514788
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
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