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The Materials of Shame by Dr. John Potvin
Decoration, Masculinity and the Birth of Modern Interior Design
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Article by Dr. John Potvin.
Published in the Art Bulletin: vol. 106, no. 1 (2024): 7-19.
In “The Materials of Shame: Decoration, Masculinity and the Birth of Modern Interior Design,” John Potvin asserts that the queerness of male interior designers from the interwar period has been overlooked in interiors scholarship. Shame is the affect which can help in reconsidering them.
Napoleon Sarony, Oscar Wilde, 1882, National Portrait Gallery, London