Screen LibraryArt Deco Chicago : designing modern America /
An expansive take on American Art Deco that explores Chicago's pivotal role in developing the architecture, graphic design, and product design that came to define middle-class style in the 20th century --Publisher
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Chicago Art Deco Society,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago, Illinois : |
| Publication Dates: |
2019. ©2018 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
An expansive take on American Art Deco that explores Chicago's pivotal role in developing the architecture, graphic design, and product design that came to define middle-class style in the 20th century --Publisher |
| Item Description: | "This volume serves as the companion publication to the exhibition Modern by Design: Chicago Streamlines America organized by the Chicago History Museum, October 27, 2018--December 2, 2019"--Title page verso. |
| Carrier Form: | 383 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780300229936 (hardcover) : 0300229933 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | N6494 |
| CLC: |
TU-884 J535(712) |
| Call Number: | J535(712)/A784 |
| Contents: | Preface / Joseph Loundy -- Foreword / Gary Johnson -- Introduction / Robert Bruegmann -- Essays. Capital of mainstream Modernism / Robert Bruegmann ; Chicago designs for America / Jonathan Mekinda ; Chicago encounters Art Deco / Teri J. Edelstein ; A century of progress / Lisa D. Schrenk ; Decomania, the paths to an enthusiasm / Neil Harris -- |