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Exhibition Notes, Number 21, Spring 2003. In the 18th century, European and American interiors were transformed by the rise of a new kind of wall treatment. Wallpaper – mass-produced, affordable, and highly practical – reached a broader audience than fine prints and paintings. This wide distribution prompted wallpaper artists to heed the contemporary interests of the expanding consumer class. As a result, wallpaper often recorded social changes as they were expressed in the shifting relationship between high art and popular culture throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Publication Date
Spring 2003
Document Type
Journal
Publisher
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
City
Providence, Rhode Island
Keywords
RISD Museum, Exhibition Catalog, Exhibition Notes, Wallpaper
Disciplines
Art and Design
Recommended Citation
Wilkinson-Zerner, Catherine, "Historic Wallpapers, 1750-1949" (2003). Journals. 22.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/risdmuseum_journals/22
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