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A National Museum of Design (Classic Reprint)

By Smithsonian Institution

A National Museum of Design (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A National Museum of Design<br/><br/>This outstanding collection of decorative arts and design, which was recently saved from dis persal and entrusted to the Smithsonian Institution, is known and respected by specialists and scholars the world over. It was started in 1897 for students in the cooper Union School and for independent designers by Peter Cooper's granddaughters, the Misses Sarah, Eleanor, and Amy Hewitt. Spanning over years, the collection is well suited to interpret cultures of the distant and recent past. It includes more than historical and contemporary objects. From all parts of the world, expressing Man's infinite capacity to convert, and sometimes to Subvert, his physical environment.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
14
Release Date:
2018-08-24
Publication Date:
2018-08-24
Publisher:
Forgotten Books
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
1334341311
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