Title & Author:

Hector Guimard : Art Nouveau to Modernism / edited by David A. Hanks ; essays by Barry Bergdoll, Sarah D. Coffin, Isabelle Gournay, Philippe Thiébaut, and Georges Vigne.

Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2021]
©2021

Description:

x, 222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
"In association with The Richard H. Driehaus Museum"--Title page.
Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and index.
Foreword / Richard H. Driehaus and John Davis -- Preface / David A. Hanks -- Introduction / Sarah D. Coffin and David A. Hanks -- M. & Mme Guimard. Revisiting Guimard's auteuils / Isabelle Gournay -- Visionary architect. The first gesture / Philippe Thiébaut ; Le style Guimard / Philippe Thiébaut -- Entrepreneur. Production, promotion, publicity / Georges Vigne -- Design for production. Signature vs. standardization : Guimard and prefrabrication / Barry Bergdoll -- Guimard for the people. Adeline Oppenheim Guimard : creating the architect's legacy / Sarah D. Coffin.

Exhibitions:

Published on the occasion of an exhibition organized by the Richard H. Driehaus Museum and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Summary:

A beautifully illustrated retrospective of Art Nouveau architect and designer Hector Guimard, positioning him at the forefront of the modernist movement. The aesthetic of architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942) has long characterized French Art Nouveau in the popular imagination. This groundbreaking book showcases all aspects of his artistry and recognizes the fundamental modernity of his work. Known for, among other things, the decorative entrances to the Paris Metro and the associated lettering, he often looked to nature for inspiration, and combined materials such as stone and cast iron in unique ways to create designs composed of curves and waves that evoked movement. Guimard broke away from his classical Beaux-Arts training to advocate a modern, abstract style; he also pioneered the use of standardized models for his design objects and experimented with prefabricated designs in his social housing commissions, advancing the technology of the time. With copious, beautifully reproduced illustrations of his architectural drawings as well as his furniture, jewelry, and textile designs, this volume explores Guimard's full oeuvre and elucidates the significance of his work to the history of modern art. Essays by an international group of scholars present Guimard as a visionary architect, a shrewd entrepreneur, an industrialist, and a social activist. Exhibition: The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago; Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York.

ISBN:

9780300248364 hardcover
0300248369 hardcover

Subject:

Guimard, Hector, 1867-1942 Criticism and interpretation.
Guimard, Hector, 1867-1942 Exhibitions.
Guimard, Hector,
Guimard, Hector, 1867-1942
Art nouveau (Architecture) France.
Decoration and ornament France Art nouveau.
Décoration et ornement France Art nouveau.
ARCHITECTURE / General.
Decoration and ornament Art nouveau. France.
Buildings.
Exhibition catalogs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Decoration and ornament Art nouveau
Art nouveau (Architecture)
Art nouveau (Architecture) Exhibitions.
Architects France 20th century Exhibitions.
Paris (France) Buildings, structures, etc.
France Paris.
France

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Hanks, David A., editor.
Bergdoll, Barry, writer of supplementary textual content.
Coffin, Sarah, writer of supplementary textual content.
Gournay, Isabelle, writer of supplementary textual content.
Thiébaut, Philippe, writer of supplementary textual content.
Vigne, Georges, writer of supplementary textual content.
Guimard, Hector, 1867-1942. Works. Selections.
Driehaus, Richard H., writer of foreword.
Richard H. Driehaus Museum, organizer, host institution.
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, organizer, host institution.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315993
Call No.: 315993
Copy: 1
Status: Available