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Vital forms : American art and design in the atomic age, 1940-1960 / Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Kevin L. Stayton ; with contributions by Paul Boyer ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rapaport, Brooke Kamin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Art, American.
- Form (Aesthetics)--Exhibitions.
- Form (Aesthetics).
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Brooklyn Museum of Art in association with Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
- Summary:
- From the Studebaker and the Slinky "RM" to the TWA terminal and paintings by Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko, 1940 to 1960 was a compelling era for the arts in America. Artists and designers responded to the atomic-age anxieties of the postwar period with "vital" forms -- organic imagery and biomorphic shapes based on nature. These forms proliferated during the optimism of the late '40s and '50s prosperity, in Tupperware "RM" and the Hula Hoop as well as Eames chairs and Calder mobiles.
- Examining visual arts from an interdisciplinary perspective, Vital Forms focuses on the development and ascendancy of organic imagery. Essays placing the works in historical context, hundreds of photos, and an engaging mix of fine art and commercial design make this a must-have for serious art and design enthusiasts and fans of American popular culture.
- Notes:
- Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, and four other institutions between Oct. 12, 2001 and June 29, 2003.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0810906198
- 0872731456
- OCLC:
- 46777426
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