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Available
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Publication
Brooklyn Museum/Harry N. Abrams (1986), Edition: Reprint, 376 pages
Description
This study offers a comprehensive look at American art, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic design in the years between the two world wars.
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LibraryThing member natehill653
Book accompanying the Brooklyn Museum 1986 exhibition. Complete and Beautiful, this covers the Machine Age and Depression Moderne perfectly.
LibraryThing member petervanbeveren
"A stunning array of images of art, architecture, industrial design and household objects from the age in which the machine was seen as a potent and fresh inspiration." --New York Times Book Review
"An exemplary book. . . . The illustrations alone would make this book most important for anyone
"An excellent book." --Time
Originally published to accompany a landmark 1986 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, this comprehensive look at American art, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic design in the years between the two world wars. Art Deco, Modern, Streamlined Modern, International Style, Constructivism, and other styles of the Machine Age are examined in detailed text and more than 400 arresting images.
"An exemplary book. . . . The illustrations alone would make this book most important for anyone
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interested in 20th-century America. . . . The Machine Age becomes, simply, indispensable. --Choice"An excellent book." --Time
Originally published to accompany a landmark 1986 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, this comprehensive look at American art, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic design in the years between the two world wars. Art Deco, Modern, Streamlined Modern, International Style, Constructivism, and other styles of the Machine Age are examined in detailed text and more than 400 arresting images.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
376 p.; 8.75 inches
ISBN
9780810914216