9780810914216-0810914212-The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941

The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941

ISBN-13: 9780810914216
ISBN-10: 0810914212
Edition: Reprint
Author: Richard Guy Wilson, Dianne H. Pilgrim, Dickran Tashjian
Publication date: 1986
Publisher: Brooklyn Museum/Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover 376 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780810914216
ISBN-10: 0810914212
Edition: Reprint
Author: Richard Guy Wilson, Dianne H. Pilgrim, Dickran Tashjian
Publication date: 1986
Publisher: Brooklyn Museum/Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover 376 pages

Summary

The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941 (ISBN-13: 9780810914216 and ISBN-10: 0810914212), written by authors Richard Guy Wilson, Dianne H. Pilgrim, Dickran Tashjian, was published by Brooklyn Museum/Harry N. Abrams in 1986. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Decorative Arts & Design (History of Technology, Technology) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Decorative Arts & Design books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.31.

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"A stunning array of images of art, architecture, industrial design and household objects from the age in which the machine was seen as a potent and fresh inspiration." --New York Times Book Review

"An exemplary book. . . . The illustrations alone would make this book most important for anyone interested in 20th-century America. . . . The Machine Age becomes, simply, indispensable. --Choice

"An excellent book." --Time

Originally published to accompany a landmark 1986 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, this comprehensive look at American art, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic design in the years between the two world wars. Art Deco, Modern, Streamlined Modern, International Style, Constructivism, and other styles of the Machine Age are examined in detailed text and more than 400 arresting images.

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