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Modernism in Scandanavia : art, architecture and design / Charlotte Ashby.

By: Ashby, Charlotte [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018Copyright date: ©2017Description: ix, 243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781350099562 (paperback).Subject(s): Modernism (Art) -- Scandinavia | Design -- Scandinavia -- History -- 19th century | Design -- Scandinavia -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 709.48
Contents:
Up to 1890 -- The Foundations of Modernism -- 1890-1910 -- A New Style for a New Age -- 1910-1930 -- Classicism and the Universal Vision -- 1930-1950 -- Modernism : Better Things for Everyday Life -- Post-war Modernism.
Summary: "Scandinavia is a region associated with modernity: modern design, modern living and a modern welfare state. This new history of modernism in Scandinavia offers a picture of the complex reality that lies behind the label: a modernism made up of many different figures, impulses and visions. It places the individuals who have achieved international fame, such as Edvard Munch and Alvar Aalto in a wider context, and through a series of case studies, provides a rich analysis of the art, architecture and design history of the Nordic region, and of modernism as a concept and mode of practice. Modernism in Scandinavia addresses the decades between 1890 and 1970 and presents an intertwined history of modernism across the region. Charlotte Ashby gives a rationale for her focus on those countries which share an interrelated history and colonial past, but also stresses influences from outside the region, such as the English Arts and Crafts movement and the impact of emergent American modernism. Her richly illustrated account guides the reader through key historical periods and cultural movements, with case studies illuminating key art works, buildings, designed products and exhibitions." -- Publisher's description.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Scandinavia is a region associated with modernity: modern design, modern living and a modern welfare state. This new history of modernism in Scandinavia offers a picture of the complex reality that lies behind the label: a modernism made up of many different figures, impulses and visions. It places the individuals who have achieved international fame, such as Edvard Munch and Alvar Aalto in a wider context, and through a series of case studies, provides a rich analysis of the art, architecture and design history of the Nordic region, and of modernism as a concept and mode of practice.

Modernism in Scandinavia addresses the decades between 1890 and 1970 and presents an intertwined history of modernism across the region. Charlotte Ashby gives a rationale for her focus on those countries which share an interrelated history and colonial past, but also stresses influences from outside the region, such as the English Arts and Crafts movement and the impact of emergent American modernism. Her richly illustrated account guides the reader through key historical periods and cultural movements, with case studies illuminating key art works, buildings, designed products and exhibitions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Up to 1890 -- The Foundations of Modernism -- 1890-1910 -- A New Style for a New Age -- 1910-1930 -- Classicism and the Universal Vision -- 1930-1950 -- Modernism : Better Things for Everyday Life -- Post-war Modernism.

"Scandinavia is a region associated with modernity: modern design, modern living and a modern welfare state. This new history of modernism in Scandinavia offers a picture of the complex reality that lies behind the label: a modernism made up of many different figures, impulses and visions. It places the individuals who have achieved international fame, such as Edvard Munch and Alvar Aalto in a wider context, and through a series of case studies, provides a rich analysis of the art, architecture and design history of the Nordic region, and of modernism as a concept and mode of practice. Modernism in Scandinavia addresses the decades between 1890 and 1970 and presents an intertwined history of modernism across the region. Charlotte Ashby gives a rationale for her focus on those countries which share an interrelated history and colonial past, but also stresses influences from outside the region, such as the English Arts and Crafts movement and the impact of emergent American modernism. Her richly illustrated account guides the reader through key historical periods and cultural movements, with case studies illuminating key art works, buildings, designed products and exhibitions." -- Publisher's description.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Illustrations (p. vi)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 Up to 1890 - The Foundations of Modernism (p. 11)
  • 2 1890-1910 - A New Style for a New Age (p. 49)
  • 3 1910-1930 - Classicism and the Universal Vision (p. 89)
  • 4 1930-1950 - Modernism: Better Things for Everyday Life (p. 133)
  • 5 1950-1970 - Postwar Modern (p. 171)
  • Bibliography (p. 212)
  • Index (p. 230)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Charlotte Ashby lectures in the history of art and design at Birkbeck, University of London and the University of Oxford. She previously spent three years working as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Royal College of Art, London, and she holds a PhD in the History of Art from the University of St Andrews.

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