HomeNorth American Interiors at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Beyond Historicism and the Arts and Crafts
Published on Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Summary
In a series of articles from the early 1900s, American Architect and Buildings News, Architectural Record, and The Artist introduced their readers to a recent development in Europe: the emergence of a “so-called ‘new art’” – Art Nouveau – in design, its products ranging from buildings to decorative objects. Though the origins, formal characteristics, and future direction of the "new art" were ambiguous, it represented a deliberate effort to break with historicist conventions in design. The periodicals described developments overseas which did not generally affect North American practice. Historicism, whether in the form of the Beaux-Arts, the Colonial Revival or other revivals, and the Arts and Crafts remained dominant in upper-class interiors. The purpose of this session is to examine exceptions to these general trends – commissions, clients, decorators, artists, architects, networks and exchanges with the contemporary European developments or traditions outside Europe, with areas of influence outside the prevalent sources of design.
Announcement
Description of the panel
In a series of articles from the early 1900s, American Architect and Buildings News, Architectural Record, and The Artist introduced their readers to a recent development in Europe: the emergence of a “so-called ‘new art’” – Art Nouveau – in design, its products ranging from buildings to decorative objects. Though the origins, formal characteristics, and future direction of the "new art" were ambiguous, it represented a deliberate effort to break with historicist conventions in design. The periodicals described developments overseas which did not generally affect North American practice. Historicism, whether in the form of the Beaux-Arts, the Colonial Revival or other revivals, and the Arts and Crafts remained dominant in upper-class interiors. The purpose of this session is to examine exceptions to these general trends – commissions, clients, decorators, artists, architects, networks and exchanges with the contemporary European developments or traditions outside Europe, with areas of influence outside the prevalent sources of design.
Submission guidelines
Abstract submission deadline: 7 August 2020
(send proposals to session chairs)
Panel chairs
- Aniel Guxholli, aniel.guxholli@mail.mcgill.ca
- Matt Litvack, mjlitvack@gmail.com
McGill University
Event dates
15-17 October 2020 (online)
Subjects
- History (Main subject)
- Mind and language > Representation > Cultural history
- Mind and language > Representation > History of art
- Mind and language > Representation > Heritage
- Mind and language > Representation > Visual studies
- Mind and language > Representation > Architecture
- Mind and language > Representation
Places
- Vancouver, Canada
Date(s)
- Friday, August 07, 2020
Keywords
- Nineteenth century, Arts and Crafts, Historicism, Architecture, Interior
Contact(s)
- Aniel Guxholli
courriel : aniel [dot] guxholli [at] mail [dot] mcgill [dot] ca
Reference Urls
Information source
- Aniel Guxholli
courriel : aniel [dot] guxholli [at] mail [dot] mcgill [dot] ca
License
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To cite this announcement
« North American Interiors at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Beyond Historicism and the Arts and Crafts », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Tuesday, August 04, 2020, https://calenda.org/794289