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Collecting by Design

Collecting by Design Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection

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Publisher's Synopsis

Margo Grant Walsh is a prominent interior architect with an impeccable eye for collecting silver. The recipient of prestigious awards in her industry, she has devoted her career to designing interiors for major corporations, while amassing a remarkable collection of more than 800 exquisitely designed and beautifully crafted pieces of silver, from jewelry to tea services. This book is the first to document her unparalleled collection.

 

Comprising works from seventeen countries, the collection features examples by internationally acclaimed artists and workshops, such as C. R. Ashbee, Christopher Dresser, Georg Jensen, the Kalo Shop, Omar Ramsden, William Spratling, and Tiffany & Company. Architect-designed silver is a recurring theme of the collection, which includes a tea service by the Japanese architectural team of Kazuo Sejima and Ryue Nishiwaza.



Distributed for The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston


Exhibition Schedule:

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (March 15 - August 3, 2008)

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Book information

ISBN: 9780300138924
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Pub date:
DEWEY: 739.237420747641411
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 137
Weight: 862g
Height: 292mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 12mm