Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body : : Race, Gender, and the Politics of Power in Design / / Kristina Wilson.
The first investigation of how race and gender shaped the presentation and marketing of Modernist decor in postwar AmericaIn the world of interior design, mid-century Modernism has left an indelible mark still seen and felt today in countless open-concept floor plans and sleek, geometric furnishings...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts 2021 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 74 color + 80 b/w illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Body in Control Modernism and the Pursuit of Better Living
- Chapter 2 “Modern Design? You Bet!” Ebony, Life, and Modernist Design, 1950–1959
- Chapter 3 Like a “Girl in a Bikini Suit” and Other Stories Narrating Race and Gender at Herman Miller
- Chapter 4 “The Quick Appraising Glance” Decorative Accessories and the Staged Self
- Epilogue The Ubiquity of Mid-Century Modernism
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photo Credits