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The Wittgenstein vitrine : modern opulence in Vienna / Kevin W. Tucker ; with contributions by Fran Baas and Elisabeth Schmuttermeier.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Dallas : Dallas Museum of Art ; New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2015]Description: 87 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300214574 (hardback)
Contained works:
  • Baas, Fran. Look inside
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 739.2/384 23
LOC classification:
  • NK7198.C95 A78 2015
Summary: "In 2013 the Dallas Museum of Art acquired an exceptional silver vitrine originally owned by the Wittgenstein family of Vienna and designed by Carl Otto Czeschka of the Wiener Werkstätte. This masterpiece is one of the most important objects of the 20th century, marking the apogee of ornamental richness in Viennese Secessionist art and questioning the very direction of early modern design. Since its arrival in Dallas, the vitrine has been the subject of an intensive research and conservation program. This publication will explore the conservation effort and chart the context and history of this masterwork's design and fabrication, iconography, and provenance"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Stickley Museum Library (Non-Circulating) In Process NK7198.C95 A78 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SMCF25030029

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"In 2013 the Dallas Museum of Art acquired an exceptional silver vitrine originally owned by the Wittgenstein family of Vienna and designed by Carl Otto Czeschka of the Wiener Werkstätte. This masterpiece is one of the most important objects of the 20th century, marking the apogee of ornamental richness in Viennese Secessionist art and questioning the very direction of early modern design. Since its arrival in Dallas, the vitrine has been the subject of an intensive research and conservation program. This publication will explore the conservation effort and chart the context and history of this masterwork's design and fabrication, iconography, and provenance"-- Provided by publisher.

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