Lockwood de Forest : furnishing the Gilded Age with a passion for India / Roberta A. Mayer.

Main entry:

Mayer, Roberta A.

Title & Author:

Lockwood de Forest : furnishing the Gilded Age with a passion for India / Roberta A. Mayer.

Publication:

Description:

238 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229) and index.
"The most Indian house in America" -- Becoming an artist -- The East Indian craft revival -- "An almost continuous chill" -- Business practices and self-promotion -- Patronage: 1882-1890 -- Patronage: 1891-1919 -- Santa Barbara sunsets.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"This is the first scholarly book on de Forest. It explores his career in the decorative arts by examining cultural context, material culture, biography, and patronage. Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932) is best known as an artistic decorator with a flair for designs based on the arts and crafts of the Middle East and India. He began his career in partnership with Louis Comfort Tiffany. By 1883, de Forest had his own business and successfully introduced the East Indian craft revival to the United States. His interior designs and furnishings were embraced by some of the wealthiest families of the Gilded Age. His family home at 7 East Tenth Street in New York City served as a designer showcase and was compared to Arab Hall, a pinnacle of exotic design that was part of Frederic, Lord Leighton's home and studio in Holland Park, London. Complemented by sixty color plates and 132 black-and-white illustrations." --Publisher description.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780874139730 (alk. paper)
0874139732 (alk. paper)

Subject:

De Forest, Lockwood, 1850-1932 Criticism and interpretation.
De Forest, Lockwood, 1850-1932.
De Forest, Lockwood.
Interior decoration United States History 19th century.
Interior decoration United States History 20th century.
Interior decoration Indic influences.
Decoration and ornament India.
Décoration intérieure États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Décoration intérieure États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Décoration et ornement Inde.
Decoration and ornament.
Interior decoration.
India.
United States.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Added entries:

De Forest, Lockwood, 1850-1932.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261785
Call No.: BIB 192834
Status: Available

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