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Twentieth century limited : industrial design in America, 1925-1939 /

In the late 1920's "streamlined" became the term businessmen used to describe new models that were easier to produce as well as those that met with less sales resistance than older products. Illustrating this concept with streamlined objects from soup cans to the Chrysler building, Je...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2001.
Edición:2nd ed., with a new preface and enhanced photographs.
Colección:American civilization.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the late 1920's "streamlined" became the term businessmen used to describe new models that were easier to produce as well as those that met with less sales resistance than older products. Illustrating this concept with streamlined objects from soup cans to the Chrysler building, Jeffrey Meikle's classic book, Twentieth Century Limited, celebrates the birth of the industrial design profession from 1925-1939. This second edition includes a new preface and improved photographic reproduction.Commercial artists who answered the call of business -- Walter Dorwin Teague, Norm.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 248 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439904718
1439904715