Paris-New York : design fashion culture, 1925-1940 / Museum of the City of New York.

Title & Author:

Paris-New York : design fashion culture, 1925-1940 / Museum of the City of New York.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-235) and index.
Metropolis in the mirror : planning regional New York and Paris / Jean-Louis Cohen -- Modernity and tradition in beaux-arts New York / Richard Guy Wilson -- Beyond metaphor : skyscrapers through Parisian eyes / Isabelle Gournay -- Africa on the spiral : jazz in New York and Paris between the wars / Jody Blake -- Fashion showdown : New York versus Paris 1914-1941 / Phyllis Magidson -- The longest gangplank / Liora J. Cobin -- New York haute cuisin / Amy Azzarito -- Art deco to American modern at the 1929 Metropolitan Museum of Art industrial arts exhibition / Marilyn F. Friedman -- From deco to streamlined : Donald Deskey and Raymond Loewy / David A. Hanks -- A bridge to postwar American design : Gilbert Rohde and the 1937 Paris Exposition / Phyllis Ross -- Neo-Romantics / Kenneth E. Silver.

Summary:

"Paris/New York explores architectures, urbanism, art, decorative arts, industrial design, fashion, cuisine. travel and jazz to provide a complete picture of the cities' accomplishments in this astoundingly productive period between the two World Wars. Twelve essays by leading French and American scholars and 250 illustrations vividly re-create the contributions of the era's legendary figures."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9781580932110 (hardcover)
1580932118 (hardcover)

Subject:

Arts, French France Paris 20th century.
Arts, American New York (State) New York 20th century.
Arts français France Paris 20e siècle.
Arts américains New York (État) New York 20e siècle.
Arts, American
Arts, French
Civilization
Design
Mode
Fransk konst historia 1900-talet.
Amerikansk konst historia 1900-talet.
Paris (France) Civilization 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) Civilization 20th century.
France Paris
New York (State) New York
Paris
New York, NY
Paris kultur- och samhällsliv 1900-talet.
New York kultur- och samhällsliv 1900-talet.
Förenta staterna New York.
Frankrike Paris.
1925-1939

Added entries:

Museum of the City of New York.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260663
Call No.: BIB 191580
Status: Available

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