Founders of American industrial design / Carroll Gantz.
Founders of American industrial design / Carroll Gantz.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Call Numbers
G 2014/4422
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 208 pages ; 26 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The artless and art industries -- The arrival of art deco -- Modern design meets the depression -- Streamlining and the Chicago Fair -- Industrial design unleashed -- Recovery, plastics, and education -- Labor design and design organization -- War drums and the New York Fair -- Organic design and Wo...
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2014]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"As the 1929 Great Depression started, creative individuals from artistic fields responded to unprecedented demand style in the appearance and form of mechanical consumer products. The popular, modern designs by "Machine Designers" increased sales and profits dramatically. This book is about those few dozen industrial designers, and how they founde...
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Founders of American industrial design / Carroll Gantz.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/4422
Record Identifier
74VKKQxOOBbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKQxOOBbg
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ISBN
0786476869 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786476862 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
745.2092
MMS ID
991021964859702626
