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David Levinthal: American Scene Small Wonder World in a Box (American Scene (Washington, D.C.), 4,) - Softcover
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In Small Wonder: Worlds in a Box, David Levinthal takes as his subject a remarkable series of 1950s playsets manufactured by master toymakers Louis Marx and T. Cohn. As a reflection of the obsessive play of the 1950s and the current nostalgia for such items, Levinthal's tabletop photography allows the reader a bird's-eye view of imaginary tableaux - Legionnaire Captain Gallant in the desert, Fort Apache and the Wild West, boy scouts camping in the woods, and travelers making a stop at a roadside Howard Johnson's. Playset vignettes are like stills from a movie of American popular culture's collective unconscious.
In the book's introduction, David Corey explores the history of playsets and their effect on American children in the 1950s.
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David Corey is a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Brooklyn College.
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David Levinthal: American Scene Small Wonder World in a Box
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Small Wonder : Worlds in a Box
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David Levinthal: American Scene Small Wonder World in a Box
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American Scene: Small Wonder: Worlds in a Box
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Soft Wraps. Condition: Fine. David Levinthal (illustrator). A FINE, bright, clean, tight, collector-worthy copy sans flaws. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED in full color photography. In "Small Wonder: Worlds in a Box," David Levinthal takes as his subject a remarkable series of 1950s playsets manufactured by master toymakers Louis Marx and T. Cohn. As a reflection of the obsessive play of the 1950s and the current nostalgia for such items, Levinthal's tabletop photography allows the reader a bird's-eye view of imaginary tableaux-Legionnaire Captain Galland in the desert, Fort Apache and the Wild West, boy scouts camping in the woods, and travelers making a stop at a roadside Howard Johnson's. Playset vignettes are like stills from a movie of American popular culture's collective unconscious." 160 pages. "In the book's introduction, David Corey explores the history of playsets and their effect on American children in the 1950s. Playsets transformed visual culture, he says, much like Walt Disney did with the creation of Disneyland". LBCMD2. Seller Inventory # 008721
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David Levinthal: Small Wonder, Worlds in a Box, American Scene
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Paperback. First edition, first printing. Using a series of 1950s toys manufactured by Louis Marx and T. Cohn, Levinthal constructs scenes of American history, myth, and society. Photographs by David Levinthal; essay by David Corey. 160 pages; color images throughout; 10.25 x 9.25 inches. Biography. Condition: Near Fine paperback with French flaps with light touches of soiling/rubbing. Ships the next business day, wrapped in padding, in a box. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping may be more than quoted. Seller Inventory # 16807