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Eileen Gray: A House Under the Sun
Critic Reviews
Mixed
Based on 3 reviews on
In 1924, her work began in earnest on a small villa by the sea in the south of France. Nearly a century later, this structure is a design milestone. But like so many gifted female artists and designers of her time, Eileen Gray's story has been eclipsed by the men with whom she collaborated. Dzierżawska's exquisite visuals illuminate the previously overlooked struggles and triumphs of a young queer Irish designer whose work and life came to bloom during the 'Années Folles' of early 20th century Paris.
Book Details
- Publisher: Nobrow
- Publish Date: Jun 11st, 2019
- Pages: 160
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.90in - 7.40in - 1.00in - 1.35lb
- EAN: 9781910620434
- Categories: • Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir• General• Literary
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About the Author
Zosia Dzierżawska is a Polish illustrator and comic author. Architecture and living/urban space have always been important in her work as in her short story Waiting Rooms. This is her first book to be published in the U.S. She lives in Zurich.
What people are saying
Nobrow is an award winning publishing company headquartered in London.
"Eileen Gray tells an important story of an under-appreciated female pioneer. It illuminates her architectural ideas, and liberated life, with equal sensitivity." – @SandAGNGuide 📚 Eileen Gray: A House Under the Sun by Charlotte Malterre-Barthes & @zozozosia 📷: @paper_gwen https://t.co/0Tj55JLLf4
The official twitter account for the new Slings and Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes and Zosia Dzierżawska's biography of architect Eileen Gray "illuminates her architectural ideas, and liberated life, with equal sensitivity". @zozozosia @NobrowPress https://t.co/4Lv6cxvz3h https://t.co/FKaOR9bPBn
Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
--NPR
"Polish comics author Dzierzawska alters her muted palette to denote settings and eras and reserves precision for the painstaking re-creations of E-1027. She overlays action frames onto the building and its blueprints, emphasizing its foundational importance to modern design and Gray's journey as an artist. . . this appropriately inventive retelling gives due credit to Gray and her significant contributions."
--Booklist
"Illustrated with soft crayon lines and a neutral palette--except where Corbusier's paintings break the color scheme with bright intrusion--the layouts are lovely and evocative of Gray's creative process."
--Publishers Weekly
"Eileen Gray: A House Under the Sun is a satisfying book . . . it does a great job of supporting its instinctual assumptions with fact, tracing and filling the gaps as a biographer would do, but with an eye toward enjoyment, in a true reflection of the notions Eileen Gray stood for throughout her life."
--The New York Journal of Books
What people are saying
Nobrow is an award winning publishing company headquartered in London.
"Eileen Gray tells an important story of an under-appreciated female pioneer. It illuminates her architectural ideas, and liberated life, with equal sensitivity." – @SandAGNGuide 📚 Eileen Gray: A House Under the Sun by Charlotte Malterre-Barthes & @zozozosia 📷: @paper_gwen https://t.co/0Tj55JLLf4
The official twitter account for the new Slings and Arrows Graphic Novel Guide.
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes and Zosia Dzierżawska's biography of architect Eileen Gray "illuminates her architectural ideas, and liberated life, with equal sensitivity". @zozozosia @NobrowPress https://t.co/4Lv6cxvz3h https://t.co/FKaOR9bPBn