Shock of the old : Christopher Dresser's design revolution / edited by Michael Whiteway.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
Other Authors: Whiteway, Michael
Language:English
Published: [New York] : New York : [London] : Smithsonian, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum ; Distributed by Harry N. Abrams ; In Association with V & A Publications, [2004], ©2004.
Subjects:
Dresser, Christopher > Exhibitions.
Design > Great Britain > Exhibitions.
Decoration and ornament > Great Britain > Exhibitions.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Physical Description:240 pages : color illustrations, portrait ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
Christopher Dresser's design revolution.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Christopher Dresser at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum / Paul Warwick Thompson
  • Dr. Christopher Dresser : his life and career / Charlotte Gere and Michael Whiteway
  • Dresser's education and writings / Stuart Durant
  • Furnishings : textiles, wallpapers and carpets / Harry Lyons
  • Dresser's wallpaper and textile design 1860-1880
  • Dresser and his sources of inspiration / Judy Rudoe
  • Dresser and manufacturers 1860-1876 : Minton, Wedgwood Watcombe, Coalbrookdale
  • Dresser in the United States / David A. Taylor
  • Dresser and Japan / Widar Halén
  • After Japan : Dresser and the art furnishers' alliance : 1877-1883
  • Dresser in context / Simon Jervis
  • Dresser's later designs 1883-1904.