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Mid-century modernism and the American body : race, gender, and the politics of power in design  Cover Image E-book E-book

Mid-century modernism and the American body : race, gender, and the politics of power in design / Kristina Wilson.

Wilson, Kristina, (author.).

Summary:

"The first investigation of the role of how modernist objects were marketed by affirming buyers' racial and gender identities"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780691213491
  • ISBN: 0691213496
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 254 pages) : illustrations (some color)
  • Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The body in control : modernism and the pursuit of better living -- "Modern design? You bet!" Ebony, life, and modernist design, 1950-1959 -- Like a "girl in a bikini suit" and other stories : narrating race and gender at Herman Miller -- "The quick appraising glance" : decorative accessories and the staged self -- Epilogue : the ubiquity of mid-century modernism.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Subject: Design > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Modernism (Aesthetics) > Social aspects > United States.
Decorative arts > United States > Marketing.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 20th century.
Industrial design > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Design > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Esthétique) > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Decorative arts > Marketing
Design > Social aspects
Power (Social sciences)
United States
ART / History / General.
Genre: History

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653 . ‡aHouses for a New World.
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653 . ‡aJochen Eisenbrand.
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