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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828645103321

Titolo

California design, 1930-1965 : living in a modern way / / Wendy Kaplan, editor ; Wendy Kaplan, Bobbye Tigerman, curators ; with contributions by Glenn Adamson [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles : , : Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

0-262-29809-0

1-283-32178-5

9786613321787

0-262-29896-1

0-262-29986-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Altri autori (Persone)

KaplanWendy

TigermanBobbye <1978->

AdamsonGlenn

Disciplina

745.09794/0904

Soggetti

Decorative arts - California - History - 20th century

Modernism (Aesthetics) - California

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Oct. 1, 2011-Mar. 25, 2012.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Contents; Foreword; Corporate Sponsor's Statement; 1 Introduction: "Living in a Modern Way" (Wendy Kaplan); 2 The Rise of California Modern Design, 1930-41 (Christopher Long); 3 Fusing Old and New: Émigré Designers in California (Bobbye Tigerman); 4 Open World: California Architects and the Modern Home (Nicholas Olsberg); 5 At Home with California Modern, 1945-65 (Pat Kirkham); 6 War and Peace: Unexpected Dividends (Bill Stern); 7 Serious Business: The "Designer-Craftsman" in Postwar California (Glenn Adamson)

8 Distinctly Californian: Modernism in Textiles and Fashion (Melissa Leventon); 9 Developing a Language of Vision: Graphic Design in California (Jeremy Aynsley); 10 "It Has to Be Sold": The Dissemination of California Design, 1945-65 (Wendy Kaplan and Staci Steinberger); Map



of California, 1930-65; Checklist of the Exhibition; Acknowledgments; Lenders to the Exhibition; Illustration Credits; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first comprehensive examination of California's mid-century modern design, generously illustrated.