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:
Emblems of Unity and Freedom: Watercolor-Drawings of National Emblems, August 16-September 15, 1943
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 50 drawings in watercolor of everyday objects bearing national emblems commissioned by the Index of American Design. The exhibition was sponsored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition records span two folders.
Dates:
August 16-September 15, 1943
Loan Exhibition of Medieval and Renaissance Arms and Armor, April 18-July 5, 1953
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of weapons and armor from medieval and renaissance Europe, lent by the Metropolitan Museum of New York. The exhibition records span 12 folders plus a catalog and photographs.
Dates:
April 18-July 5, 1953