Published on the occasion of the exhibition Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939 held at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, April 14-August 19, 2012, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, October 13, 2012-February 24, 2013, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, April 12-August 4, 2013 and Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, September 9, 2013-January 19, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-283) and index.
"Inventing the Modern World explores innovation and its effect on the creation of objects and modern life. Objects examined here not only illustrate inventive or revived fabrication techniques but also embody cross-cultural and cross-national influences, and reflect the significant nationalistic objectives and folkloric customs that shaped the competition inherent in the events. They also illuminate how the fairs became places where designers, makers, and consumers assembled to learn about other peoples and cultures, to make discoveries about craftsmanship and manufactures, to appropriate ideas, and to acquire works"--Cover flap.
Complimentary copy; Carnegie Museum of Art; 2012; 1000121519; 1000121520
List of world's fairs from 1851-1939: p. 284-285.
Glass: p. 2-3, 6-7, 23-32, 47, 58-59, 61, 64-65, 74, 78, 87, 89-103, 112, 114, 131, 170, 188, 194, 196, 202-205, 208, 210, 219, 228, 234, 242, 244-245 and catalog nos. 17, 19, 21, 28, 29, 39-40, 44, 47-48, 67, 70-73, 76, 84, 88, 103, 106, 109-111, 114, 116, 125-126, 129, 131, 134-135, 139, 142, 149, 158, 161, 164-165, 171, 176, 179, 182, 184, 186, 190.