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Utility and Beauty
Mark Reinberger
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Robert Wellford and Composition Ornament in America
出版University of Delaware Press, 2003
主題Architecture / Decoration & OrnamentArchitecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & PresentationArchitecture / History / GeneralArchitecture / Individual Architects & Firms / GeneralArchitecture / Interior Design / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, PhotographersLiterary Criticism / American / General
ISBN08741376089780874137606
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hAaoKmOnOgYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋"Composition ornament brought into American homes an abundance of neoclassical decoration, both architectural enrichments and figural imagery. Compo made available scenes and motifs from classical mythology and allegory, as well as nationalistic themes that proclaimed America's independence and rise among nations. Such themes made compo useful as well as beautiful, because the ornaments edified the viewer and conveyed patriotic and moral lessons. The book examines the iconography of Wellford's artistic work, which encompasses almost one hundred scenes or motifs. Copious illustrations depict the wide range of Wellford's work. Utility and Beauty also includes a catalog of 132 mantelpieces and other woodwork thought to have ornament by Wellford."--BOOK JACKET.