American glamour and the evolution of modern architecture / Alice T. Friedman
Object Details
- Author
- Friedman, Alice T
- Contents
- 1. The stylish style : Philip Johnson and the many faces of modern architecture -- 2. Palm Springs eternal : Richard Neutra's Kaufmann desert house -- 3. Modern architecture for the "American century" : Eero Saarinen and the art of corporate image-making -- 4. "Just get me plenty of glamour" : Morris Lapidus's Miami Beach hotels -- 5. Mount Sinai in the suburbs : Frank Lloyd Wright's Temple Beth Sholom in context -- Conclusion : to Postmodernism and back again
- Summary
- Alice Friedman argues that the aesthetics of mid-20th century modern architecture reflect an increasing fascination with 'glamour', a term used in those years to characterise objects, people, & experiences as luxurious, expressive & even magical.
- 2010
- ©2010
- 20th century
- Type
- Books
- History
- Physical description
- ix, 262 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Place
- United States
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Architecture--History
- Architecture--Aesthetics
- Aesthetics, Modern
- Architecture and society--History
- Social status in art
- Record ID
- siris_sil_1048753
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
