9780872731455
Vital Forms: American Art in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960
Brooke Kamin Rapaport; Kevin Stayton; Brooklyn Museum of Art
ISBN 13: 9780872731455
Publisher: Brooklyn Museum Bookshop
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Softcover
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Examines the emergence of abstract organic forms and their assimilation into the popular arts and culture of American life from 1940-1960, covering advertising, decorative arts, commercial design, and the fine arts.
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Book Description: Brooklyn Museum of Art, 2001. Paperback. Book Condition: New. shrink wrapped as pictured and described softbound. Bookseller Inventory # 112-1-114 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960 (ISBN: 0872731456 / 0-87273-145-6) Rapaport, Brooke Kamin;Stayton, Kevin;Brooklyn Museum of Art Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Brooklyn Museum of Art; Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2001. Soft Cover. Book Condition: NEW. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 256 pp., illus. (some col.); 28 cm. "237 illustrations, including 107 plates in full color." BRAND NEW. Shrinkwrapped. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Well-illustrated. Focuses on organic, "vital" design at mid-century, and breakthroughs in atomic physics and modern science. "Ever wonder who designed the elegant, finned cars of the '50s, the Slinky toy, or the hula hoop? The answers are all here in this fascinating study of the Atomic Age aesthetic. From 1945 to 1960, American art and design broke free from the influences of Europe and Asia. The result was nothing short of radical, with breathtakingly new forms and styles." - Publisher. Bookseller Inventory # 029078 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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