Main entry:

Long, Christopher (Christopher Alan), 1957-

Title & Author:

Paul T. Frankl and modern American design / Christopher Long.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007.

Description:

xi, 225 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-218) and index.
Vienna -- An expression of our age -- A gentle exit -- Return to Europe -- New beginnings -- Experiments in form -- Skyscraper style -- Apostle of modern -- Domesticating the machine -- West and east -- Hollywood designer -- Mass modern.

Summary:

This authoritative book draws on an extensive collection of unpublished documents and family papers and photographs to provide the first full account of Frankl's life and ideas. The book also explores the history of modern American design and the extent of Frankl's influence on its trajectory.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0300121024 (clothbound ; alk. paper)
9780300121025 (clothbound ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Frankl, Paul T. (Paul Theodore), 1886-1958.
Frankl, Paul T. 1886-1958
Frankl, Paul T.
Designers United States Biography.
Designers.
Design
Konstnärer Förenta Staterna 1900-talet.
Formgivare Förenta Staterna 1900-talet.
United States.
Frankl, Paul T. Paul Theodore b. 1886

Form/genre:

Biography
Bildband.
Biographies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 252007
Call No.: BIB 181226
Status: Available