Japanese style flower arrangement with a bowl filled with flowers on a table by Margaret Preininger, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Japanese style flower arrangement with a bowl filled with flowers on a table by Margaret Preininger, Los Angeles, 1935

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

1935

Date

1935

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

A bowl filled with flowers sitting on a table. Taken at Los Angeles Junior College.
Margaret Preininger published a book titled Japanese flower arrangement for modern homes on December 1, 1935. At that time she was the chairman of Cultural Arts at Los Angeles Junior College. According to the review in Kirkus Reviews, the 35 pages of text explain the four important Japanese Schools and the adaptations of their principles to American flowers and settings; the book includes 52 large reproductions of arrangements and 100 line drawings showing method of procedure; and chapters on vases, holders, flower selection, color, seasons, background and table settings

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Miss Preininger- Flowers- Los Angeles Junior College. 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

flower pieces
acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Environment
Culture
Flower arrangements