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Decorative and Applied Art
decorative arts
decorative arts, term referring to a variety of applied visual arts, both two- and three-dimensional, including textiles, metalwork, ceramics, books, and woodwork, as well as to certain aspects of architecture (see ornament), public buildings, and private houses (see interior decoration). It is also applied to numerous household objects that have surfaces suitable for ornamental design; to ecclesiastical vestments and appurtenances; and to personal apparel and belongings, including costumes, jewelry, goldwork and silverware, arms and armor, tools, saddles, and automobiles.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright© 2012, The Columbia University Press.Selected full-text books and articles on this topic at Questia
Art of the Postmodern Era: From the Late 1960s to the Early 1990s
Irving Sandler. Icon Editions, 1996
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Irving Sandler. Icon Editions, 1996
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 4 "Pattern and Decoration Painting"
Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory
Alfred Gell. Clarendon Press, 1998
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Alfred Gell. Clarendon Press, 1998
Librarian’s tip: "On Decorative Art" begins on p. 73
The Pluralist Era: American Art, 1968-1981
Corinne Robins. Harper & Row, 1984
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Corinne Robins. Harper & Row, 1984
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 5 "Pattern Painting and Decorative Art"
Design Culture in Liverpool, 1880-1914: The Origins of the Liverpool School of Architecture
Christopher Crouch. Liverpool University Press, 2002
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Christopher Crouch. Liverpool University Press, 2002
The Micropolitics of Home Decorating in 19th Century France
Watson, Janell. Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 31, No. 2, June 1998
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Watson, Janell. Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 31, No. 2, June 1998
Feminism and Art History: Questioning the Litany
Norma Broude; Mary D. Garrard. Icon Editions, 1982
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Norma Broude; Mary D. Garrard. Icon Editions, 1982
Librarian’s tip: Chap. 16 "Miriam Schapiro and 'Femmage': Reflections on the Conflict between Decoration and Abstraction in Twentieth-Century Art"