Designing the creative child : playthings and places in midcentury America / / Amy F. Ogata.

" The postwar American stereotypes of suburban sameness, traditional gender roles, and educational conservatism have masked an alternate self-image tailor-made for the Cold War. The creative child, an idealized future citizen, was the darling of baby boom parents, psychologists, marketers, and...

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Architecture, landscape, and American culture series
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Physical Description:xxii, 293 p., [16] p. of col. plates :; ill. (some col.).
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Table of Contents:
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  • Contents
  • Introduction: Object Lessons
  • 1. Constructing Creativity in Postwar America
  • 2. Educational Toys and Creative Playthings
  • 3. Creative Living at Home
  • 4. Building Creativity in Postwar Schools
  • 5. Learning Imagination in Art and Science
  • Epilogue: The Legacy of Consuming Creativity
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.