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The Resource American design ethic : a history of industrial design to 1940, Arthur J. Pulos

American design ethic : a history of industrial design to 1940, Arthur J. Pulos

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What is uniquely American about American design? This first history of American products and the philosophy behind their design, use, and manufacture points to the process - the interaction between industrial technology and culture - that gave form to an American ""ethic"" in material products and helped shape the life style of its citizens. Pulos discusses the influences and fashions as well as the major figures and schools of design from Colonial times to the 1940s. Central to the story are the objects and artifacts themselves - Shaker chairs, Colonial tea kettles, clipper ships, Sullivan's skyscraper department store; the work of Bel Geddes, Raymond Loewy, Russel Wright and Walter Teague as seen in cars, cameras, housewares, boats, locomotives. These objects and many others, are illustrated in over 300 unusual photographs, engravings, ads and drawings
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (441 pages)
Contents
  • The Colonies: The arts of survival. The arts of industry. The arts of affluence
  • The young republic: The search for identity. The promise of free enterprise. The American system of manufactures
  • The democracy: Equality and opportunity. Elegance and the middle class
  • The aristocracy: Industrial arts and good taste. Industrialization and the good life. From beaux-arts to arts and crafts
  • The new century: Industrial arts and the arts of manufacture. Mass production and concern for design. The arsenal of democracy and a call for design
  • The machine age: Commercial art discovers design. The rejection of art moderne. Art moderne becomes industrial design
  • The design decade : The house of tomorrow. Skyscrapers and streamliners. From "cleanlining" to accountability
  • Epilogue: From affluence to conscience
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9780262368100
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American design ethic : a history of industrial design to 1940
Title
American design ethic
Title remainder
a history of industrial design to 1940
Statement of responsibility
Arthur J. Pulos
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
What is uniquely American about American design? This first history of American products and the philosophy behind their design, use, and manufacture points to the process - the interaction between industrial technology and culture - that gave form to an American ""ethic"" in material products and helped shape the life style of its citizens. Pulos discusses the influences and fashions as well as the major figures and schools of design from Colonial times to the 1940s. Central to the story are the objects and artifacts themselves - Shaker chairs, Colonial tea kettles, clipper ships, Sullivan's skyscraper department store; the work of Bel Geddes, Raymond Loewy, Russel Wright and Walter Teague as seen in cars, cameras, housewares, boats, locomotives. These objects and many others, are illustrated in over 300 unusual photographs, engravings, ads and drawings
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MITPR
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Pulos, Arthur J
Dewey number
745.2/0973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
TS23
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Industrial design
  • Industrial design
  • United States
  • Geschichte
  • Industriedesign
  • Industriële vormgeving
  • USA
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American design ethic : a history of industrial design to 1940, Arthur J. Pulos
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
The Colonies: The arts of survival. The arts of industry. The arts of affluence -- The young republic: The search for identity. The promise of free enterprise. The American system of manufactures -- The democracy: Equality and opportunity. Elegance and the middle class -- The aristocracy: Industrial arts and good taste. Industrialization and the good life. From beaux-arts to arts and crafts -- The new century: Industrial arts and the arts of manufacture. Mass production and concern for design. The arsenal of democracy and a call for design -- The machine age: Commercial art discovers design. The rejection of art moderne. Art moderne becomes industrial design -- The design decade : The house of tomorrow. Skyscrapers and streamliners. From "cleanlining" to accountability -- Epilogue: From affluence to conscience
Control code
1227942609
Extent
1 online resource (441 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Open access
Isbn
9780262368100
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
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  • 1227
  • 9780262368100
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)1227942609
Label
American design ethic : a history of industrial design to 1940, Arthur J. Pulos
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The Colonies: The arts of survival. The arts of industry. The arts of affluence -- The young republic: The search for identity. The promise of free enterprise. The American system of manufactures -- The democracy: Equality and opportunity. Elegance and the middle class -- The aristocracy: Industrial arts and good taste. Industrialization and the good life. From beaux-arts to arts and crafts -- The new century: Industrial arts and the arts of manufacture. Mass production and concern for design. The arsenal of democracy and a call for design -- The machine age: Commercial art discovers design. The rejection of art moderne. Art moderne becomes industrial design -- The design decade : The house of tomorrow. Skyscrapers and streamliners. From "cleanlining" to accountability -- Epilogue: From affluence to conscience
Control code
1227942609
Extent
1 online resource (441 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Open access
Isbn
9780262368100
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 1227
  • 9780262368100
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1227942609

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