Society of Rooms: The American Renaissance, The Decoration of Houses and the Paintings of Walter Gay

dc.contributor.advisorHardwick, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorNye, Bernadette
dc.creatorNye, Bernadette
dc.date2018-04-26
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-08T18:51:34Z
dc.descriptionThis thesis has been embargoed for 5 years and will not be available until April 2023 at the earliest.
dc.description.abstractThis thesis connects Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman’s The Decoration of Houses (1897) and the American Renaissance with the work produced by Walter Gay for American clients. The depiction of decorative arts in American elite domestic spaces is analyzed to offer insight into the relationship between decorative styles, material culture as self-expression, and artistic vision. In the process of writing this thesis, the author reviewed the history of the American Renaissance design movement, as well as viewed interiors designed by Wharton and Codman, and paintings produced by Walter Gay.
dc.description.embargo2023-04-26
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/11076
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectWalter Gay
dc.subjectEdith Wharton
dc.subjectAmerican Renaissance
dc.subjectOgden Codman, Jr.
dc.subjectThe Decoration of Houses
dc.titleSociety of Rooms: The American Renaissance, The Decoration of Houses and the Paintings of Walter Gay
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory of Decorative Arts
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in History of Decorative Arts

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