Joseph Urban: Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom

by Christopher Long, Amy Miller Dehan, Elizabeth McGoey

A fascinating, profusely illustrated, study of the impact of Austrian-born architect and designer Joseph Urban (1872-1933), on the development and acceptance of American Modernism through the story of one of his last commissions.

Designed in 1929 and completed in 1930, this rare, bespoke bedroom, created for the seventeen-year-old Elaine Wormser, embodies the skillful blend of Viennese artistic influences, sleek modern finishes, daring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911282565
• ISBN13: 9781911282563
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Giles
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.2" x 9.3"