Revealing the Hidden Colour in Representations of Eileen Gray’s Modern Architecture and Design. / Tyler, Rachel.

In: Journal of Design History, Vol. 33, No. 2, epaa010, 05.2020, p. 123-139.

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Revealing the Hidden Colour in Representations of Eileen Gray’s Modern Architecture and Design. / Tyler, Rachel.

In: Journal of Design History, Vol. 33, No. 2, epaa010, 05.2020, p. 123-139.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Tyler, R 2020, 'Revealing the Hidden Colour in Representations of Eileen Gray’s Modern Architecture and Design', Journal of Design History, vol. 33, no. 2, epaa010, pp. 123-139. https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epaa010

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Tyler, R. (2020). Revealing the Hidden Colour in Representations of Eileen Gray’s Modern Architecture and Design. Journal of Design History, 33(2), 123-139. [epaa010]. https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epaa010

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Tyler R. Revealing the Hidden Colour in Representations of Eileen Gray’s Modern Architecture and Design. Journal of Design History. 2020 May;33(2):123-139. epaa010. https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epaa010

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Tyler, Rachel. / Revealing the Hidden Colour in Representations of Eileen Gray’s Modern Architecture and Design. In: Journal of Design History. 2020 ; Vol. 33, No. 2. pp. 123-139.

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