Designing Tomorrow America's World's Fairs of The 1930s

Name: Designing Tomorrow America's World's Fairs of The 1930s
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ISBN: 9780300149579

ISBN-10: 0300149573

ISBN-13: 9780300149579

Edition: 2010

Authors: Laura B. Schiavo, Robert W. Rydell, Matthew Bokovoy, Robert Bennett, Robert Alexander Gonzalez

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In the midst of the Great Depression, America's World's Fairs of the 1930s gave hope to millions, sustaining the assembled with visions of future progress. These grand expositions in Chicago, San Diego, Dallas, Cleveland, New York, and San Francisco showcased an optimistic, consumerist future society and symbolized the Modernist message of progress through design. Designing Tomorrowcelebrates the influence and impact of these international expositions. Offering an overview of the fairs and detailed discussions of individual works, distinguished authors examine how designers reconciled radical "European" Modern style with American tradition. Works by Edward H. Bennet, Gilbert Rohde, George…

Book details

List price: $59.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 10/19/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 0.89" wide x 1.03" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English