02620nam 22005774a 450 991045405730332120210928142703.01-281-34650-097866113465080-19-151802-6(CKB)1000000000534522(EBL)422667(OCoLC)437109115(SSID)ssj0000137224(PQKBManifestationID)11144684(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000137224(PQKBWorkID)10087578(PQKB)10936457(MiAaPQ)EBC422667(Au-PeEL)EBL422667(CaPaEBR)ebr10233615(CaONFJC)MIL134650(EXLCZ)99100000000053452220041129d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDesign in the USA[electronic resource] /Jeffrey L. MeikleOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (257 p.)Oxford history of artDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-284219-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-224) and index.Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The emergence of the American system, 1790-1860 -- Art and industry in the gilded age, 1860-1918 -- Designing the machine age, 1918-1940 -- High design versus popular styling, 1940-1965 -- Into the millenium: moving beyond modernism -- Notes -- Timeline -- Museums and websites -- List of illustrations.From the Cadillac to the Apple Mac, the skyscraper to the Tiffany lampshade, the world in which we live has been profoundly influenced for over a century by the work of American designers. Meikle explores the fascinating history of American design, from the industrialization of the nineteenth century and the mass production of the machine age to the information-based society of the present, examining how design, consumerism, and culture connect. - ;From the Cadillac to the Apple Mac, the skyscraper to the Tiffany lampshade, the world in which we live has been profoundly influenced for over a cOxford history of art.Industrial designUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.Industrial designHistory.745.2/0973Meikle Jeffrey L.1949-911003MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454057303321Design in the USA2476570UNINA