Tastmaker : Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful, and the postwar American home /

A riveting and superbly illustrated account of the enigmatic House Beautiful editor's profound influence on mid-century American taste From 1941 to 1964, House Beautiful magazine's crusading editor-in-chief Elizabeth Gordon introduced and promoted her vision of "good design" and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Penick, Monica, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Temas:
1900-1999
Architecture, Modern > 20th century.
Architecture, Domestic > History > 20th century.
Architecture > 20e siècle.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
ARCHITECTURE > History > Contemporary (1945- )
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Modern
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Prologue; 1 Beginnings; 2 Good Taste and Better Living; 3 The Postwar House; 4 The Pace Setter House; 5 Climate Control; 6 A New Look; 7 The American Style; 8 The Threat to the Next America; 9 A New Alliance; 10 The Next American House; 11 A New Regionalism; 12 Which Way, America?; 13 American Shibui; 14 Catalyst; Epilogue; Abbreviations; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Illustration Credits.

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