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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2017-06-13
- Pages
- 260
- ISBN
- 9780300221763
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300221762
ISBN-13
9780300221763
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237634189
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tastemaker : Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful, and the Postwar American Home
Number of Pages
260 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, History / Contemporary (1945-), Buildings / Residential, History / General
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Architecture
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
44.9 Oz
Item Length
1.1 in
Item Width
0.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-940999
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Penick has studied Elizabeth Gordon for a decade and a half. Her book Tastemaker . . . is the most comprehensive tome to date on Gordon's life and work."-Daisy Alioto, Curbed "Gordon will get her moment in the sun, too, with Monica Penick's new book, Tastemaker (Yale University Press), which I can't put down!"-Sophie Donelson, House Beautiful "The hundreds of images are of the highest possible quality, truly representing the time and era they depict. With this unique volume, Penick (design studies, Univ.of Wisconsin, Madison) makes a significant contribution to the literature on 20th-century American design and culture."-Robert Meden, Choice Finalist for the 2018 Modernist Studies Association Book Prize "This book is extremely important and timely. The intelligence and seriousness with which it frames questions about taste and modernism will move the conversation forward. It is a game changer in both architectural history and design studies."--Alice Friedman, Wellesley College, "Penick has studied Elizabeth Gordon for a decade and a half. Her book Tastemaker . . . is the most comprehensive tome to date on Gordon's life and work."-Daisy Alioto, Curbed "Gordon will get her moment in the sun, too, with Monica Penick's new book, Tastemaker (Yale University Press), which I can't put down!"-Sophie Donelson, House Beautiful "The hundreds of images are of the highest possible quality, truly representing the time and era they depict. With this unique volume, Penick (design studies, Univ.of Wisconsin, Madison) makes a significant contribution to the literature on 20th-century American design and culture."-Robert Meden, Choice "An important source on the postwar period and an excellent model for future architectural biographies. Penick convincingly situates and contextualizes the story of a single individual within a larger historical narrative and, in doing so, highlights the role of magazine editors as propagandists in the history of American and modern architecture and design."--Paula Lupkin, JSAH Finalist for the 2018 Modernist Studies Association Book Prize "This book is extremely important and timely. The intelligence and seriousness with which it frames questions about taste and modernism will move the conversation forward. It is a game changer in both architectural history and design studies."--Alice Friedman, Wellesley College, "Penick has studied Elizabeth Gordon for a decade and a half. Her book Tastemaker . . . is the most comprehensive tome to date on Gordon's life and work."-Daisy Alioto, Curbed "Gordon will get her moment in the sun, too, with Monica Penick's new book, Tastemaker (Yale University Press), which I can't put down!"-Sophie Donelson, House Beautiful "The hundreds of images are of the highest possible quality, truly representing the time and era they depict. With this unique volume, Penick (design studies, Univ.of Wisconsin, Madison) makes a significant contribution to the literature on 20th-century American design and culture."-Robert Meden, Choice "An important source on the postwar period and an excellent model for architectural biographies. Penick convincingly situates and contextualizes the story of a single individual within a larger historical narrative and, in doing so, highlights the role of magazine editors as propagandists in the history of American and modern architecture and design."-Paula Lupkin, JSAH Finalist for the 2018 Modernist Studies Association Book Prize Winner of the 2019 SESAH Publication Awards, sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians "This book is extremely important and timely. The intelligence and seriousness with which it frames questions about taste and modernism will move the conversation forward. It is a game changer in both architectural history and design studies."--Alice Friedman, Wellesley College, "Penick has studied Elizabeth Gordon for a decade and a half. Her book Tastemaker . . . is the most comprehensive tome to date on Gordon's life and work."-Daisy Alioto, Curbed "Gordon will get her moment in the sun, too, with Monica Penick's new book, Tastemaker (Yale University Press), which I can't put down!"-Sophie Donelson, House Beautiful "The hundreds of images are of the highest possible quality, truly representing the time and era they depict. With this unique volume, Penick (design studies, Univ.of Wisconsin, Madison) makes a significant contribution to the literature on 20th-century American design and culture."-Robert Meden, Choice "An important source on the postwar period and an excellent model for architectural biographies. Penick convincingly situates and contextualizes the story of a single individual within a larger historical narrative and, in doing so, highlights the role of magazine editors as propagandists in the history of American and modern architecture and design."-Paula Lupkin, JSAH Finalist for the 2018 Modernist Studies Association Book Prize "This book is extremely important and timely. The intelligence and seriousness with which it frames questions about taste and modernism will move the conversation forward. It is a game changer in both architectural history and design studies."--Alice Friedman, Wellesley College, "Penick has studied Elizabeth Gordon for a decade and a half. Her book Tastemaker . . . is the most comprehensive tome to date on Gordon's life and work."-Daisy Alioto, Curbed, "Penick has studied Elizabeth Gordon for a decade and a half. Her book Tastemaker . . . is the most comprehensive tome to date on Gordon's life and work."-Daisy Alioto, Curbed "Gordon will get her moment in the sun, too, with Monica Penick's new book, Tastemaker (Yale University Press), which I can't put down!"-Sophie Donelson, House Beautiful "The hundreds of images are of the highest possible quality, truly representing the time and era they depict. With this unique volume, Penick (design studies, Univ.of Wisconsin, Madison) makes a significant contribution to the literature on 20th-century American design and culture."-Robert Meden, Choice "This book is extremely important and timely. The intelligence and seriousness with which it frames questions about taste and modernism will move the conversation forward. It is a game changer in both architectural history and design studies."--Alice Friedman, Wellesley College, "This book is extremely important and timely. The intelligence and seriousness with which it frames questions about taste and modernism will move the conversation forward. It is a game changer in both architectural history and design studies."--Alice Friedman, Wellesley College, "Gordon will get her moment in the sun, too, with Monica Penick's new book, Tastemaker (Yale University Press), which I can't put down!"-Sophie Donelson, House Beautiful
Dewey Decimal
728/.370973
Synopsis
A riveting and superbly illustrated account of the enigmatic House Beautiful editor's profound influence on mid-century American taste , A riveting and superbly illustrated account of the enigmatic House Beautiful editor's profound influence on mid-century American taste From 1941 to 1964, House Beautiful magazine's crusading editor-in-chief Elizabeth Gordon introduced and promoted her vision of "good design" and "better living" to an extensive middle-class American readership. Her innovative magazine-sponsored initiatives, including House Beautiful 's Pace Setter House Program and the Climate Control Project, popularized a "livable" and decidedly American version of postwar modern architecture. Gordon's devotion to what she called the American Style attracted the attention of Frank Lloyd Wright, who became her ally and collaborator. Gordon's editorial programs reshaped ideas about American living and, by extension, what consumers bought, what designers made, and what manufacturers brought to market. This incisive assessment of Gordon's influence as an editor, critic, and arbiter of domestic taste reflects more broadly on the cultures of consumption and identity in postwar America. Nearly 200 images are featured, including work by Ezra Stoller, Maynard Parker, and Julius Shulman. This important book champions an often-neglected source--the consumer magazine--as a key tool for deepening our understanding of mid-century architecture and design.
LC Classification Number
NK2004.3
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