COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Reassessing Stripped Classicism within the Narrative of International Modernism in the 1920s-1930s
Creator:
Bryant, Brittany Paige
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Architectural History
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Architectural History
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
Stripped classicism was a widely popular, international style of architecture during the inter-war period. It is best defined as a pared down version of classicism that blended the classical vocabulary with the ever-growing desire for abstraction. It became popular amongst totalitarian regimes, particularly Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Stalinist Russia, but it found favor in democratic nations as well, flourishing in New Deal America and a variety of other English-speaking countries. Due to its strong associations with totalitarian governments, it is often excluded from the canonic historical narrative of the modern movement. Recently, a growing number of scholars have begun to question the traditional definition of modern architecture. If the discussion on modernism is expanded beyond the traditional canonical definition, a greater understanding of stripped classicism's place amongst the modern movement can be achieved.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2011-06
Format:
PDF: 77 p. : ill