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This title is a full survey of the designs of the long-forgotten period of American studio design from the 1940s to the 1990s.

Product Identifiers

PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100847830535

ISBN-139780847830534

eBay Product ID (ePID)109230733

Product Key Features

Book TitleModern Americana : Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFurniture

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign

AuthorJulie Iovine, Todd Merrill

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight66.5 Oz

Item Length12.4 in

Item Width9.3 in

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Reviews"For serious collectors of midcentury American design, this information, along with the book's finely drawn profiles, makes Modern Americana a must-have." ~ Art + Auction "Todd Merrill and Julie V. Iovine revel in the revival of Modern Americana." ~Vanity Fair "Exclusive furniture pieces from Wendell Castle, James Mont and others from the 1940s through the 1990s have become must-have items for today's modern collector, and this book revives all of the classic designs. ~ Home & Design " Twentieth-century design specialist Todd Merrill salutes Modernism's master furniture-makers..." ~ New York Spaces "This richly illustrated book not only covers the facts, it places artists within a social history that gives context to their lives and creations." ~ AmericanStyle " Modern Americana is valuable as well as entertaining for its abundant illustrationsimages of the designers, their furniture, sketches and drawings and, most important to convey period ambience, the interiors featuring their work." ~ American Craft Magazine, "For serious collectors of midcentury American design, this information, along with the book's finely drawn profiles, makesModern Americanaa must-have." ~Art + Auction "Todd Merrill and Julie V. Iovine revel in the revival ofModern Americana." ~Vanity Fair "Exclusive furniture pieces from Wendell Castle, James Mont and others from the 1940s through the 1990s have become must-have items for today's modern collector, and this book revives all of the classic designs. ~Home & Design "Twentieth-century design specialist Todd Merrill salutes Modernism's master furniture-makers..." ~New York Spaces "This richly illustrated book not only covers the facts, it places artists within a social history that gives context to their lives and creations." ~AmericanStyle "Modern Americanais valuable as well as entertaining for its abundant illustrationsimages of the designers, their furniture, sketches and drawings and, most important to convey period ambience, the interiors featuring their work." ~American Craft Magazine, "For serious collectors of midcentury American design, this information, along with the book's finely drawn profiles, makesModern Americanaa must-have." ~Art + Auction

Dewey Edition22

Target AudienceTrade

Dewey Decimal749.092273

Lc Classification NumberNk2408

Table of ContentINTRODUCTION THE STUDIO ARTISANS J.B. Blunk Wendell Castle Michael Coffey Wharton Esherick Arthur Espenet Carpenter Sam Maloof Jack Rogers Hopkins THE DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN Paul Evans & Philip Lloyd Powell Vladimir Kagan George Nakashima Silas Seandel THE CUSTOM DESIGNERS Charles Hollis Jones Philip & Kevin LaVerne James Mont Tommi Parzinger Harvey Probber T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Karl Springer Edward Wormley THE DECORATOR-DESIGNERS John Dickinson Arthur Elrod William Haines Paul Laszlo Samuel Marx BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS