The Women Who Professionalized Interior Design

Author:   Peter Dedek
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367485313


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   11 March 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Peter Dedek
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.403kg
ISBN:  

9780367485313


ISBN 10:   0367485311
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   11 March 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"Introduction. 1. Architects, Furniture Salesmen, and Upholsterers: The Origins of Interior Design (1700s-1860s) 2. The Feminization of Interior Decoration (1840s-1910s) 3. Reforming Victorian Chaos (1860s-1910s) 4. The High Society ""Lady"" decorators (1900s-1950s) 5. Turf, Taste, and Gender: Fraught Relationships among Interior Decorators, Designers, and Architects (1840s-1980s) 6. ""Decorators may be Compared to Doctors:"" The Professionalization of Interior Design and the Female Interior Designer (1870s-2000s)"

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Peter B. Dedek is a professor in the Department of History at Texas State University as well as a historian and an interior designer. Dedek’s doctorate is in history with an emphasis in historic preservation from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His master’s and bachelor’s degrees are in interior design and are both from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. His research focuses on cultural histories of the historic built environment and landscapes, exploring significant designers and architects, historic architecture and interiors, and popular icons from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Bridging theoretical study and the practical work of public history and historic preservation, Dedek integrates cultural history, design history, and social history in his writing. Peter B. Dedek teaches history of interior design, furniture, and architecture courses, along with historic preservation and American history, at Texas State University.

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