Dance Program Cover for the Concordia Ball
Date1909
Artist
Josef Franz Maria Hoffmann
(Austrian architect and designer, 1870–1956)
MediumGilt copper
Dimensions6 15/16 × 5 1/4 × 7/8 in. (17.6 × 13.3 × 2.2 cm)
program: 5 5/8 × 4 7/8 × 1/4 in. (14.3 × 12.4 × 0.6 cm)
silk enclosure: 6 15/16 × 5 1/4 × 7/8 in. (17.6 × 13.3 × 2.2 cm)
program: 5 5/8 × 4 7/8 × 1/4 in. (14.3 × 12.4 × 0.6 cm)
silk enclosure: 6 15/16 × 5 1/4 × 7/8 in. (17.6 × 13.3 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. H. W. Janson, 1976
Object number1976-42
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Label TextJoseph Hoffman, the designer of this piece, was a founding member of the Wiener Werkstätte, a consortium of artists who designed home furnishings and graphic arts. The work produced by the firm is credited as pioneering modern design and was influential on later styles including Bauhaus and Art Deco. This cover design is typical of the Werkstätte style incorporating Art Nouveau motifs such as the vine, flower and feather, with an abstract, linear style.
