decorative art (art genre)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: enre including works that are primarily utilitarian in form or function, but that have aesthetic value provided by the design, decoration, or embellishment. They may include ceramics, furniture, textiles, glass, leather, metalwork, arms and armor, clocks, and jewelry, and other household or utilitarian objects. They are distinct from "fine arts," which were traditionally considered to require more extensive training and were restricted to the media of painting, sculpture, drawing, and architecture.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Silver Jewelry Exhibition, May 4-31, 1944
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of about 150 handcrafted silver jewelry by Austrian-born American artist Franz Bergmann, American artist Margaret de Patta, and Mexican artist Antonio Pineda, Jr. The exhibition records span five folders plus installation photographs and clippings.
Dates:
May 4-31, 1944
Works by Members of the Faculty of the California School of Fine Arts, October 18-November 11, 1946
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of paintings, photographs, ceramics, and sculptures by the faculty of the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The exhibition records span two folders plus a catalog and object and installation photograph prints and negatives.
Dates:
October 18-November 11, 1946