Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body : Race, Gender, and the Politics of Power in Design /

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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wilson, Kristina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.
Edición:First.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Power (Social sciences)
Design > Social aspects.
Decorative arts > Marketing.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 20th century.
Decorative arts > United States > Marketing.
Modernism (Aesthetics) > Social aspects > United States.
Design > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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