Design in the USA / Jeffrey L. Meikle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949-

Series:

Oxford history of art.

Oxford history of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial design--United States--History.

Industrial design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the Cadillac to the Apple Mac, the skyscraper to the Tiffany lampshade, the world in which we live has been profoundly influenced for over a century by the work of American designers. Meikle explores the fascinating history of American design, from the industrialization of the nineteenth century and the mass production of the machine age to the information-based society of the present, examining how design, consumerism, and culture connect. - ;From the Cadillac to the Apple Mac, the skyscraper to the Tiffany lampshade, the world in which we live has been profoundly influenced for over a c

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The emergence of the American system, 1790-1860

Art and industry in the gilded age, 1860-1918

Designing the machine age, 1918-1940

High design versus popular styling, 1940-1965

Into the millenium: moving beyond modernism

Notes

Timeline

Museums and websites

List of illustrations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-224) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-34650-0

9786611346508

0-19-151802-6

OCLC:

437109115