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:
An Exhibition Commemorating United Nations Week, October 16-[October] 1954
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of pottery and stone works lent by the Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, supplemented by works from the Legion of Honor permanent collection. The exhibition records span three folders.
Dates:
October 16-[October] 1954
Greek Vases, from the Collections of the Museum and the University of California, November 13-[December] 1939
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of new donations to the Spreckels collection of Egyptian and classical art, supplemented by 11 Greek vases lent by the University of California, Berkeley. The exhibition records span five folders.
Dates:
November 13-[December] 1939