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A Selected Collection of Objects from the International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art, at Paris, 1925.
Organized and Exhibited by The American Association of Museums at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1926.
First edition. Softcover, with the famous Art Nouveau image by Robert Bonfils printed in red and black on the front cover. 7.5 x 4.75 inches. 44 pages, listing 398 objects; also includes a 4 page text booklet laid-in.
Very Good+ condition: a bright, tight, clean and unmarked copy; top edge slightly foxed; top corner just slightly creased; minor fading and soil to the covers.
An important exhibition and a rare book. This show was a pared down version of the famous 1925 exhibition, but it still served as an introduction of the best of European decorative arts to an American audience.
Artists and workshops in the show included Edgar Brandt, Bing and Grondahl, Bianchini Ferier, Da Silva Bruhns, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain, Daum, Emile Decoeur, Jean Dunand, Foxton Ltd., Marcel Goupy, Georg Jensen, Rene Lalique, Rene Kieffer, Maurice Marinot, W. S. Murray, Orrefors, Marguerite Pangon, Leon Pichon, Pomone, Jean Puiforcat, Armand Rateau, Ruhlmann, Tavik Simon, Sevres, Paul Vera and many others.
