ARTS & DECORATION, AUGUST 1928

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"ARTS & DECORATION," AUGUST 1928

Entry/Object ID

2003.110.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Green; White; Yellow "Arts & Decoration," August 1928 issue, published by Arts & Decoration Publishing Co., Inc. The front cover has a gray outer border and the phrase "FALL DECORATING NUMBER" is at the top. Below in a white border is the title of the magazine and the phrase "'DEVOTED TO ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & INTERIOR DECORATION'". Within a thin blue border is an image of a "`Room from a Famous Palace on the Place des Vosges'" with the caption and a credit just below the image. The issue date and and price are at the bottom along with the publisher's name, the publishing company's name, and places of business. Contents include subsections on architecture; interior decoration; art; art in industry; gardens; home building and decorating; and miscellany. Many photographs and drawings illustrate the magazine, which contains a slew of advertisements relating to construction, design, and decoration. In fair condition, the artifact has cover creases, corner dents, surface soiling, spnie losses, stains, and tears; as well as yellowing pages.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Interior decoration, Architecture, Landscape gardening, Art

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Arts & Decoration Publishing Co., Inc., Household furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodicals)