Tastemaker : Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful, and the postwar American home / Monica Penick.
Tastemaker : Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful, and the postwar American home / Monica Penick.
Tastemaker : Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful, and the postwar American home / Monica Penick.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
GQ 2017/577
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 248 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
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 "better living" to an extensive middle-class American readership. Her...
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Tastemaker : Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful, and the postwar American home / Monica Penick.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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GQ 2017/577
Record Identifier
74VKVLNJXVpZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVLNJXVpZ
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ISBN
9780300221763 hardcover
0300221762 hardcover
DDC
747.0973
MMS ID
991024110746502626
