Nature and the Nation in Fin-De-Siècle France: The Art of Emile Gallé and the Ecole de Nancy

ISBN-13: 9781032179094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 236 str.

Jessica M. Dandona

Opis

This book represents the first book-length, critical study of the art of Emile Gallé. It thus promises not only to revolutionize our understanding of his work but also to reframe the study of Art Nouveau by relocating the movement within the deeply politicized context in which it was created.

Spis treści

Contents

List of figures
Acknowledgments

Introduction
Object nation: The role of the decorative arts in defining a modern style for France

Chapter One
Carved into the flesh of France: Gallé and the Franco-Prussian War

Chapter Two
Clear water: Japonisme, nature, and the formation of a national style

Chapter Three
Gallé and Dreyfus: A Republican vision

Chapter Four
One for all or all for one? Gallé and the Ecole de Nancy

Conclusion: A fragile legacy 
Works cited
Index

O autorze

Jessica M. Dandona is Associate Professor of Liberal Arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She earned her PhD in the History of Art from the University of California at Berkeley. Recent publications include contributions to Picturing Evolution and Extinction (2016) and to Place and Locality in Modern France (2014).