1950s American Home

Informationen zum Autor Diane Boucher was a researcher and docent at the Crab Tree Farm Collection of American and European Arts and Crafts, in Illinois. She has written extensively on American interiors and is the co-author of Arts and Crafts Rugs for Craftsman Interiors. Klappentext Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s. Casting aside the privations of the Second World War, American architects embraced the must-have mod-cons: they wrapped fitted kitchens around fridges, washing machines, dishwashers and electric ovens, gave televisions pride of place in the living room, and built integrated garages for enormous space-age cars. So why was this change so radical? In what ways did life change for people moving into these swanky new homes, and why has the legacy of the 1950s home endured for so long? Diane Boucher answers these questions and more in this colorful introduction to the homes that embody the golden age of modern design. Zusammenfassung Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s. In what ways did life change for people moving into these swanky new homes, and why has the legacy of the 1950s home endured for so long? This title answers these questions and more in this introduction to the homes that embody the golden age of modern design. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Clean Break: Achieving the American Dream / Home Sweet Home: Domestic Architectural Styles / How They Lived: The Living Room / The Woman's Realm: The Kitchen! Food and Entertaining / The Good Life: 1950s American Style / Places to v Visit / Further Reading / Index

Product details

• Authors: Diane Boucher, Boucher Diane
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2013
• EAN: 9780747812388
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-1238-8
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library USA; Shire Library; Shire Library USA
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / General, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / American / General, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, History of Architecture, c 1950 to c 1959, Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960