Patricia Bayer

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Patricia Bayer (born September 4, 1952 in Middletown (Connecticut) ) is an American art historian and non-fiction author .

life and work

Patricia Bayer attended Mercy High School in Middletown until 1970 . She then majored in theology and minor in English at Barnard College in New York City ( BA ) and art history at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University ( MA ).

The art historian specialized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . The focus of her publications is on the design and architecture of Art Deco and the jewelry and glass artist René Lalique , a representative of this art style. Bayer is also devoted to philo-cartography , collecting and researching postcards.

Since 1993 she has contributed to the Encyclopedia Americana and the Encyclopedia of New York State (2005).

Publications (selection)

  • Art Deco Source Book. Phaidon Press Limited, London 1988, 192 pp.
  • With Mark Waller: The Art of René Lalique. Quintet Publishing, London 1988, 192 pp.
  • With Mary Lou Utt, Glenn Utt: Lalique Perfume Bottles. Thames & Hudson, London / New York 1990, 160 pp.
  • Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties. Abraham Books, New York 1992, 224 pp.
  • Art Deco Interiors: Decoration and Design Classics of the 1920s and 1930s. Thames & Hudson, London 1998, 224 pp.
  • With Noël Riley: The Elements of Design: The Development of Design and Stylistic Elements from the Renaissance to the Postmodern Era. Octopus Publishing Group, London 2003, 544 pp.
  • Art Deco postcards. Thames & Hudson, London 2011, 288 pp.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alumni US. Barnard College. Greater New York City Area. In: alumnius.net/barnard_college.
  2. ^ What to Read, a listing of recent publications by alumni. In: nyu.edu, 2018.
  3. ↑ Patricia Bayer. In: linkedIn .
  4. ↑ Patricia Bayer. In: Thames & Hudson .
  5. ^ Peter Eisenstadt (ed.): Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press, Syracuse 2005, ISBN 978-0-81560-808-0 , p. 1304.
  6. ↑ Richardson, H (enry) H (obson). In: Peter Eisenstadt (Ed.): Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press, Syracuse 2005, ISBN 978-0-81560-808-0 , p. 1304.
personal data
SURNAME Bayer, Patricia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bayer, Patricia Teresa (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American art historian and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Middletown (Connecticut) , United States of America