Domestic Interiors

Representing Homes from the Victorians to the Moderns

Dr. Georgina Downey, Georgina Downey (University of Adelaide, Australia)

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Berg
01 February 2013

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; History of architecture; Interior design, decor & style guides

In the act of enclosing space and making rooms, we make and define our aspirations and identities.

Taking

a room by room approach, this fascinating volume explores how

representations of domestic space have embodied changing spatial

configurations and values, and considers how we see modern individuals

in the process of making themselves 'at home'.

Scholars from the

US, UK and Australasia re-visit and re-think interiors by Bonnard,

Matisse, Degas and Vuillard, as well as the great spaces of early

modernity; the drawing room in Rossetti's house, hallways in Hampstead

Garden Suburb, the Paris attic of the Brothers Goncourt;

Schütte-Lihotzky's Frankfurt Kitchen, to explore how interior making has

changed from the Victorian to the modern period.

From the smallest room - the bathroom - to the spacious verandas of Singapore Deco, Domestic Interiors

focuses on modern rooms 'imaged' and imagined, it builds a distinct

body of knowledge around the interior, interiority, representation and modernity, and creates a rich resource for students and scholars in art,

architecture and design history.

Edited by: Dr. Georgina Downey, Georgina Downey (University of Adelaide, Australia)
Imprint: Berg
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 345g
ISBN: 9781847889317
ISBN 10: 184788931X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 February 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Georgina Downey is Visiting Research Fellow in Art History at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

Reviews for Domestic Interiors: Representing Homes from the Victorians to the Moderns

I do not know of a recent text which presents such a complete overview [of domestic interiors] -- Stefan Muthesius, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK * Journal of Design History, vol. 27, no. 4 *