Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing. Book is crisp and clean in gray cloth boards. Dust jacket is crisp and clean, with nicks at tips of jacket. Stamped names of former owners, noted lighting designers, on inside from board. Illustrated throughout with photos, elevations, models and drawings of Gray's work and life. Small 4to. 400 pp. including index, list of exhibitions, and a catalogue raisonne. In protective Mylar. A heavy book that may require additional postage for international shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Eileen Gray: Architect/Designer

Publisher

Harry N Abrams, New York

Publication Date

1987

Language

English

ISBN 10

0810909960

ISBN 13

9780810909960

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Profusely Illustrated

Edition

First edition.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Eileen Gray (1878-1976) was one of the most innovative architect/designers of the 20th century. Her pioneering tables, mirrors, lamps, and lacquer screens have become modern classics, coveted by museums and collectors, and some of the designs are still reproduced today. First published in 1987 and hailed as a "splendid book, gripping and unpretentious" (Arts Review), this "informative and affectionate" portrait (New York Times) by documentary filmmaker and author Peter Adam, a longstanding friend, is the first full-scale biography of this remarkable woman.

Adam draws upon his exclusive access to Gray's personal archives as he re-creates her life and architectural projects. Two houses she designed in the South of France are now considered architectural landmarks of the 20th century. In addition to more than 300 photographs, designs, and architectural plans, the new edition of the book provides a revised catalogue raisonn of Gray's furniture, architecture, and drawings-an indispensable reference source for collectors and students of one of the leaders of 20th-century design.

PETER ADAM is a prize-winning documentary filmmaker and writer. He is the author of Abrams' Art of the Third Reich and has written books on David Hockney, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and Andr Kertesz. He lives in London and the South of France.

335 illustrations, 35 in full color, plans and diagrams, 71/2 x 103/8"

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