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AMERICAN TEXTILE DESIGN IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 20th CENTURY IN THE CONTEXT OF LÉON BAKST’S WORKS

Abstract

The article is an attempt to analyze the early 20th century activity of the US textile market by the means of identification of textile design features, ornamental style, diversity and patterns of fabric. The author considers the influence of the main artistic movements of the time in the American textile design and also investigates some works of Léon Bakst - a creator of fabrics designs for American textile market. The author marks the place and the role of the artist in the process, as well as the degree of Bakst’s immersion in a new cultural immersion.

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Natalia Yu. Mitrofanova
Институт текстиля и моды Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета промышленных технологий и дизайна
Russian Federation


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Mitrofanova N.Yu. AMERICAN TEXTILE DESIGN IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 20th CENTURY IN THE CONTEXT OF LÉON BAKST’S WORKS. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2016;(5):56-63. (In Russ.)

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