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Title: The Art Student
Place of Publication: Birmingham England
Publisher: Cornish Bros, New Street; Midland Educational Co.
Frequency: Quarterly
Period of Publication: 1885-1887
Period covered by AHR net: 1885-1887
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: The Art Student contains a wide range of articles on the fine and decorative arts, including examples of work by students at the school. The format and standard of production of the journal is comparable with any of the leading contemporary art serial publications such as the Magazine of Art, the Art Journal or The American Art Review. The Art Student includes articles on stained glass, repoussé work, art education, the National Competition of 1885 and 1886, chromo-lithography, ‘Hope by G.F.Watts (1817-1904), etc. Among the journal’s contributors were the artists Thomas Cooper Gotch (1854-1931), Joseph Finnemore (1860-1939), John Fullwood (1854-1931) and Thomas Spall (1853-?) |
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Title: L'Artista Moderno. Rivista illustrata d'arte applicata
Place of Publication: Turin Italy
Publisher: Società Tipografico-Editrice Nazionale (S.T.E.N.)
Frequency: Twice a month; monthly from January 1920
Period of Publication: 1901-1941
Period covered by AHR net: Volumes III-XXV, 1904-1922
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: Despite its long history, L'Artista Moderno is extremely scarce and little known outside Italy. It is one of the most important sources on contemporary decorative art, particularly the Stile Liberty (Art Nouveau) style, in Italy during the period covered by ReVIEW. It was published bimonthly and contains well-illustrated articles on ceramics, glass, furniture, poster design, graphic art, jewellery metalwork, textiles, interior design and architecture. In its latter years L'Artista Moderno was superseded by more radical Italian arts journals such as Domus. |
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Title: Artistic Japan
Place of Publication: London England
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
Frequency: Monthly
Period of Publication: 1888-1891
Period covered by AHR net: Volumes 1-6, 1888-1890
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: Founded and compiled by the German art dealer S. (Siegfied) Bing (1838-1905) Artistic Japan was published simultaneously in English, German [Japanischer Formenschatz] and French [Le Japon Artistique]. Bing’s declared aim in producing the journal was to “stimuler l’intérêt des amateurs”and “exercer une influence sur le goût, la culture, l’art et la constitution des collections publiques et privées” (stimulate the interest of amateurs and to influence the taste, culture, art and formation of public and private collections) in the art of Japan. One of the publication’s chief sponsors was the fashionable London retail firm Liberty & Co. who had a full-page colour advertisement for their art fabrics on the back page of every issue of the English edition. The journal contains a series of illustrated essays on architecture, engraving, Hokusai’s “Man-gwa”, the decoration of swords, Ritsuo and his School, netsukés and okimonos, the theatre in Japan, Hiroshigé, the poetic tradition in Japanese art, Animals in Japanese art, and Korin. Among contributors to Artistic Japan were Edmond de Goncourt, Roger Marx, Victor Champier, and Eugène Guillaume. The editor of the English edition was Marcus B. Huish (1843-1921). |
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Title: Arts & Crafts
Place of Publication: London England
Publisher: Hutchinson & Co.
Frequency: Monthly
Period of Publication: 1904-1906
Period covered by AHR net: 1904-1906
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: Intended for both the professional and the amateur craftsperson, Arts & Crafts is an important source on the middle period of the Arts and Crafts movement in England. In addition to practical articles on craftmaking, particularly jewellery, bookbinding, furniture, metalwork and embroidery, it included articles on the work of some of the leading names in the Arts and Crafts movement, such as M.H. Baillie Scott, and Walter Crane. It also contained book reviews and reports on exhibitions of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, the Paris Salon, the Royal Academy, etc. |
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Title: Brush & Pencil
Place of Publication: Chicago, Illinois USA
Publisher: The Arts and Crafts Publishing Company / The Brush and Pencil Publishing Company
Frequency: Monthly
Period of Publication: 1897-1907
Period covered by AHR net: Volumes I-IXX, 1897-1907
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: Brush and Pencil was the official journal of the Brush and Pencil Club in Chicago. It was a well-illustrated review of contemporary American painting and sculpture, with occasional articles on the decorative and applied arts and work by foreign artists. It also contained a monthly round-up of art news, together with book reviews and exhibition reports. The first editor of Brush and Pencil was Charles Francis Browne (1859-1920), an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago and one of the founders of the Club. He was succeeded by Frederick William Morton (1859-1935) who remained its editor until the closure of the magazine in June 1907. |
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Title: Dekorative Kunst
Place of Publication: Munich Germany
Publisher: Verlaganstalt F. Bruckmann A.-G.
Frequency: Monthly
Period of Publication: 1897-1929
Period covered by AHR net: Volumes 1-31, 1897-1922
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: Dekorative Kunst was founded by H. (Hugo) Bruckmann (1863-1941), in association with the art critic J. (Julius) Meier-Graefe (1867-1935) and the writer and publisher Georg Hirth (1841-1916). The journal focused exclusively on contemporary decorative and applied art, particularly furniture, interior design, ceramics, glass, jewelry, metalwork and textiles. It played a significant role in promoting the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements in Germany. In its early years, coverage was international, however, after, c.1910 the journal concentrated more on the German and Austrian art. Notable among contributors to Dekorative Kunst were the art dealer S. (Siegfied) Bing (1838-1905), and the writer/designers Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) and Hermann Muthesius (1861-1927). Among the numerous artists and designers whose work featured in the journal were Peter Behrens, Richard Riemerschmid, C.R. Ashbee, M.H. Baillie Scott, C.F.A. Voysey, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and Gustav Klimt. Dekorative Kunst included long reports on the work of the Wiener Werkstätte and members of the Deutscher Werkbund, and on international exhibitions, particularly the Paris Exposition of 1900, the Esposizione Internationale d’Arte Decorativa Moderna in Turin in 1902, and the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St. Louis in 1904. |
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Title: Kunstgewerbeblatt
Place of Publication: Leipzig Germany
Publisher: Verlag von G. A. Seemann
Frequency: Yearly
Period of Publication: 1885-1917
Period covered by AHR net: Volumes 1-28, 1890-1917
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: Kunstgewerbeblatt was a decorative arts journal published in two series - vols.1-5, 1885-1889; and vols. 1-28, 1890-1917. The focus of the first series, which was printed in the Gothic script, was primarily early and traditional German art. From the second series, the journal was printed in modern German script and the focus shifted to contemporary art, particularly Art Nouveau, and the German interpretation of the Arts and Crafts style. The journal includes well-illustrated articles on ceramics, glass, jewellery, furniture, metalwork, and surface decoration and, to a lesser extent, architecture. The editors of Kunstgewerbeblatt were: Arthur Pabst (October 1885-September 1894); Karl Hoffacker (October 1894-September 1905); and Fritz Hellwag (June 1908-September 1917) |
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Title: Our Homes and Gardens
Place of Publication: London England
Publisher: Country Life Limited
Frequency: Monthly
Period of Publication: 1919-1923
Period covered by AHR net: 1919-1923
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: In their forward to the first issue of Our Homes and Gardens, the publishers wrote: “There is a widespread demand for a better manner of house design; rooms planned in keeping with present-day needs; furniture that is graceful while at the same time being suitable for everyday use; window hangings and floor coverings that are both serviceable and pleasing to the eye; and last but not least, features belonging to the equipment of the house – such as cooking ranges, sinks, heating apparatus, labour-saving appliances – that will ensure the utmost convenience and economy. All these things shall find representation in our pages”. The magazine is extensively illustrated and is an invaluable record of the furnishing of the middle-class British home in the immediate post-World War One years. |
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Interior Design and Decoration
Available: 1921
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Title: The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art
Place of Publication: London; New York, NY England; USA
Publisher: The Studio [etc.], 1906-1925 [renamed Decorative Art in 1926]
Frequency: Annual
Period of Publication: 1906-1980
Period covered by AHR net: Volumes 1-17, 1906-1922
Type of Publication: Journal
Description: The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art was published by the London and New York offices of The Studio magazine in London and New York from 1906. The years digitized by Arts-search are 1906-1922. The Studio Yearbook was an annual review of some of the finest examples of contemporary architecture and applied art. Among the architects, designers and companies whose work feature in these issues are C.R. Ashbee, M.H. Baillie Scott, Liberty & Co., the Guild of Handicraft, Heal & Son, Ambrose Heal, Ernest Gimson, Edwin Lutyens, C.F.A. Voysey, the Scottish Guild of Handicraft, Jessie M. King, William Morris & Co., Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ann Macbeth, Mintons Ltd., Doulton & Co., Walter Crane, Frank Brangwyn, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, George Walton, Heywood Sumner, Peter Behrens, Josef Urban, Josef Hoffmann, Parker & Unwin, the Deutsche Werkstätten, the Wiener Wekstätten, Richard Riemerschmid, Louis Majorelle, Murice Dufrène, Henry Holiday, Koloman Moser, W.A.S. Benson, Alexander Fisher, René Lalique, Ernestine Mills, Hermann Muthesius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Michael Powolny, Jacques Ruhlmann, Otto Prutscher, Carl Czeschka, Rookwood Pottery, Gio Ponti, Carl Malmsten, Gunnar Asplund, Edward Hald, Wilhelm Kåge, Simon Gate, Orrefors Glasbruk, Sue et Mare, Bing & Grøndahl, Georg Jensen, etc. |
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Interior Design and Decoration
Available: 1906-1922 available now; 1923-1930 available soon
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