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The Wittgenstein Vitrine
Kevin W. Tucker
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Description for The Wittgenstein Vitrine
Hardcover. Num Pages: 88 pages, 92 color and 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 178. .
The Wittgenstein Vitrine, a monumental silver and gemstone-encrusted cabinet, is one of the most important and complex works produced by Austria’s Wiener Werkstätte. Kevin W. Tucker weaves together a fascinating portrait of the vitrine, examining its stylistic origins and context, the powerful Wittgenstein family, and Vienna during its apogee of artistic ferment. His essay explores how the vitrine and its presentation at the 1908 Kunstschau embodied the debate over progressive ornamentation and suggested the evolving definition of modernity in the early 20th century. A companion essay by Fran Baas details the fascinating eight-month process of conserving the cabinet, revealing construction ... Read more
The Wittgenstein Vitrine, a monumental silver and gemstone-encrusted cabinet, is one of the most important and complex works produced by Austria’s Wiener Werkstätte. Kevin W. Tucker weaves together a fascinating portrait of the vitrine, examining its stylistic origins and context, the powerful Wittgenstein family, and Vienna during its apogee of artistic ferment. His essay explores how the vitrine and its presentation at the 1908 Kunstschau embodied the debate over progressive ornamentation and suggested the evolving definition of modernity in the early 20th century. A companion essay by Fran Baas details the fascinating eight-month process of conserving the cabinet, revealing construction ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300214574
SKU
V9780300214574
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About Kevin W. Tucker
Kevin W. Tucker is the Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design and Fran Baas is associate curator of objects, both at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Reviews for The Wittgenstein Vitrine
“This slim, beautifully produced volume celebrates [an] important acquisition.”—Kevin W. Tucker, Art Newspaper
Kevin W. Tucker
Art Newspaper
Kevin W. Tucker
Art Newspaper