Hector Guimard

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Art Nouveau to Modernism

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Hector Guimard offers a beautifully illustrated retrospective of the iconic Art Nouveau architect and designer, positioning him as a pioneer of the modernist movement. The book highlights Guimard's signature works, including his famed Paris Métro entrances and distinctive lettering, and explores his innovative fusion of materials like stone and cast iron to create dynamic, nature-inspired forms. Departing from classical Beaux-Arts traditions, Guimard championed abstract modern designs and advanced architectural technology through standardised models and prefabrication, especially in social housing projects. Richly reproduced images and insightful essays illuminate his multifaceted career as a visionary architect, entrepreneur, industrialist, and social activist.
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This book will appeal to enthusiasts of Art Nouveau, architectural history, and modernist design, as well as those interested in French culture and the evolution of 20th-century art and architecture.

Published on the occasion of an exhibition organized by the Richard H. Driehaus Museum and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Description

A beautifully illustrated retrospective of Art Nouveau architect and designer Hector Guimard, positioning him at the forefront of the modernist movement.

The aesthetic of architect Hector Guimard (1867–1942) has long characterized French Art Nouveau in the popular imagination. This groundbreaking book showcases all aspects of his artistry and recognizes the fundamental modernity of his work.

Known for, among other things, the decorative entrances to the Paris Métro and the associated lettering, he often looked to nature for inspiration and combined materials such as stone and cast iron in unique ways to create designs composed of curves and waves that evoked movement. Guimard broke away from his classical Beaux-Arts training to advocate a modern, abstract style; he also pioneered the use of standardized models for his design objects and experimented with prefabricated designs in his social housing commissions, advancing the technology of the time.

With copious, beautifully reproduced illustrations of his architectural drawings as well as his furniture, jewelry, and textile designs, this volume explores Guimard’s full oeuvre and elucidates the significance of his work to the history of modern art. Essays by an international group of scholars present Guimard as a visionary architect, a shrewd entrepreneur, an industrialist, and a social activist.

Published in association with the Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Exhibition Schedule:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
(November 17, 2022–May 21, 2023)

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, Chicago
(June 22, 2023–January 7, 2024)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300248364

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 April 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 184 color + 6 b-w illus.

Contributors:

Edited by David A Hanks
Contributions by Barry Bergdoll
Contributions by Sarah D. Coffin
Contributions by Isabelle Gournay
Contributions by Philippe Thiebaut
Contributions by Georges Vigne
Contributions by Alisa Chiles
Contributions by Yao-Fen You

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 232

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

David A. Hanks is a design historian and curator of the Liliane and David M. Stewart Program for Modern Design, Montreal.