The modern period room the construction of the exhibited interior 1870 to 1950 / edited by Trevor Keeble, Brenda Martin and Penny Sparke.

Other author Keeble, Trevor.
Other author Martin, Brenda.
Other author Sparke, Penny.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.
Descriptionxii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Subjects
Period rooms.
Interior decoration--History. --19th century.
Interior decoration--History. --20th century.
Museum exhibits.

Contents The modern period room: a contradiction in terms? -- Interiors without walls: choice in context at MoDA -- Stopping the clock: the preservation and presentation of Linley Sambourne House, 18 Stafford Terrace -- The double life: the cultural construction of the exhibited interior in modern Japan -- The restoration of modern life: interwar houses on show in the Netherlands -- A man's house is his art: the Walker Art Center's Idea House Project and the marketing of domestic design 1941-1947 -- Domesticity on display: modelling the modern home in post-war Belgium (1945-1950) -- Kettles yard: Museum of Way of Life? -- Two Viennese refugees: Lucie Rie and her apartment -- The preservation and presentation of 2 Willow Road for the National Trust -- Photographs of a legacy: Dora Gordine and Dorich House.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005029750
ISBN0415374693 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN0415374707 (pb : alk. paper)

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