Gilded Age: Victorian Influences on American Art and Architecture

Part of the Victorian Times Series. The nineteenth century was marked by a series of contrasting ideas in design: the pressures of industrialization versus the need for the artisanal, and concerns of beauty versus utility. England, the
epicenter of this design movement, would give rise to Revivalist, Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic, and Art Nouveau styles throughout Europe and would influence the course of design in American architecture and interiors. Come as we explore
the result of these influences.