E-27: French Library of the Modern Period, 1930s

WW-1932-013561

1932·Miniature room, mixed media·Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 40.4 × 61 × 48.8 cm (15 7/8 × 24 × 19 1/4 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 41 × 62 × 49.6 cm (16 1/8 × 24 3/8 × 19 1/2 in.)

<p>In contrast to the nostalgic period designs of most of Narcissa Thorne’s miniature rooms, this Jazz-Age Parisian library is decorated in a contemporary Art-Deco style. As a woman of financial means, Thorne likely spent time in glamorous, modern interiors like this one on her numerous trips to France’s fashionable capital throughout the 1920s and 1930s.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1932
Medium: Miniature room, mixed media
Dimensions: Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 40.4 × 61 × 48.8 cm (15 7/8 × 24 × 19 1/4 in.); Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 41 × 62 × 49.6 cm (16 1/8 × 24 3/8 × 19 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago