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:
Margaret de Patta Jewelry, [August 1950]
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 41 pieces of jewelry by American artist Margaret de Patta, lent by Pacific Shop. The exhibition records span two folders.
Dates:
[August 1950]
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