Edited Wendy Kaplan (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in VG dust jacket. Oversize black cloth binding with minor wear, tight, clean and unmarked, minor wear to rear flyleaf; short tear and visible but light wear to the dust jacket. An excellent introduction with many b/w and color illustration throughout.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition - Second Printing. OVERSIZED Exhibition Catalogue for the 1996-1997 exhibition at Glasgow Museums - McLellan Gallerys, The Museum of Art in NY, The Art Institute of Chicago and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 383pp, printed on fine glossy paper, binding and hinges tight, NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Illustrated throughout. …

Condition: Good. Hardcover, dust jacket, numerous illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 352 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Published to accompany the inaugural touring exhibition of the Wolfsonian, Palm Beach, Fla., November 11, 1995 to May 18, 1997. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "Written by leading social and art historians, Designing Modernity is published to accompany a major traveling exhibition organized by the Wolfsonian, a Miami institution dedicated to examining the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 and 1945. Containing over 400 illustrations of the Wolfsonian's unique collection of objects, the book looks at the different ways that political, industrial and cultural leaders have employed design in their programs of reform and their efforts to shape public opinion. It shows how design has been a vital tool in acclimatizing people to life in the modern world and has helped to formulate a sense of national identity, especially in European countries, through local crafts and vernacular buildings. From the pages of Designing Modernity emerge some of the most significant trends of our age: the use of design in reconciling people to a loss of individuality resulting from mass production; the use of industrial and advertising design to support the idea that progress is good, that the future holds limitless promise, and that the machine offers comforts only dreamed of previously; the promotion of political goals by both democratic and authoritarian governments through design - in posters, books, board games, furniture, ceramics and countless other forms." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Confronting modernity: traditions transformed - romantic nationalism in design, 1890-1920; German design and national identity, 1890-1918; the decorative arts in Amsterdam, 1890-1930; the English compromise - modern design and national consciousness, 1870-1940. Celebrating modernity: domesticating modernity - ambivalence and appropriation, 1920-1940; forging modern Italy; a "return to order" - issues of the vernacular and the classical in Italian inter-war design. Manipulating modernity - political persuasion: political things - design in Fascist Italy; design in inter-war Germany; emblems of production - workers in German, Italian and American art during the 1930's. Size: 4to. Collectible.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Unclipped dust jacket protected by archival mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. first edition as stated. 10 x 11 in. 383 pp. Cloth boards. Lavish color and B&W plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean, a touch sunned at edges, minor shelf wear. Binding tight. Text vey clean, unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clipped, a touch sunned and rubbed, mild wear to corners and spine ends. Extra shipping may apply. Arch. RGR. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 0500237069. Hardback. Very Good condition book, with slight bumps to cover corners, in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Oversized. No Signature.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 280 x 250 mm. 352 pp. Grey boards in pictorial jacket. Small bump to bottom corner of boards. The jacket's front panel illustration is a little faded on right-hand side. Jacket also has a small chip at bottom rear corner of spine, and some light scattered foxing inside. This book was prepared to accompany the inaugural exhibition of the Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, Florida, later to tour the United States, Europe and other parts of the world. Illustrated in b&w and colour. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ] Softcover, square 4to, appx 9 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches, 383 pages, Near Fine. Just about entirely perfect. Very heavy - will quote any extra for shipping that must be applied. RWR5 Art Furniture Architecture Stained Glass Textiles Metalwork Design Arts & Crafts. …