The vanguard : Central European émigrés and American modern design, 1910-1940 / Jewel Stern and Christopher Long.

Main entry:

Stern, Jewel, author.

Title & Author:

The vanguard : Central European émigrés and American modern design, 1910-1940 / Jewel Stern and Christopher Long.

Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2025]
©2025

Description:

xiii, 369 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), portraits ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"While the history of modernism in the United States is often seen as having roots in French art moderne, Jewel Stern and Christopher Long instead argue that Central European émigré designers had an outsized impact on the formation of a uniquely American modernism. The Vanguard examines the lives and careers of nearly fifty designers from Austria, Germany, and Hungary--including Paul T. Frankl, Ilonka Karasz, Winold Reiss, and Joseph Urban--who contributed to the early rise of modernism in America. From 1910 to 1940, these figures played a vital role in bringing to the fore the discussion of modernism and contributed to its ascendancy through their designs, writings, and exhibitions. Stern and Long reveal how this modernism reflected distinct American realities and tell a comprehensive new story of modernism's émigré roots" -- from publisher's website.

ISBN:

9780300278781 hardcover
0300278780 hardcover

Subject:

Modernism (Aesthetics) United States 20th century.
Emigration and immigration 20th century.
Modernism (Art) United States 20th century.
Design History 20th century.
Architecture, American 20th century.
Architecture, American Foreign influences.
Architecture, European 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) United States History 20th century.
Architecture, American History 20th century.
Modernisme (Esthétique) États-Unis 20e siècle.
Émigration et immigration 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Art) États-Unis 20e siècle.
Design Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture américaine Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture américaine Influence étrangère.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture américaine 20e siècle.

Added entries:

Long, Christopher (Christopher Alan), 1957- author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 321085
Call No.: 321085
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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