Description
Write a two-page essay on an influential artist. In this essay you will discuss the artist's work and the artist's influence on the design and development of modern furniture, interiors, and architecture.
Select one of the following as the subject of your paper:
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Eliel Saarinen
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Gerrit Rietveld
Michael Thonet
Within your paper you will need to address the following:
Provide a brief summary of biographical information.
Identify, describe, and include visual examples of at least two of the artist's major contributions.
Describe the influence of these examples on modern design.
Analyze the stylistic influences that affected the artist's work.
Provide at least one example of a current space, piece of furniture, or building that shares similar stylistic elements.
Do not choose pieces that are intended as historical reproductions or imitations made for the purpose of "copying" the original.