American Modernism; Graphic Design, 1920 to 1960

by R. Roger Remington with Lisa Bodenstedt

• ISBN13: 9780300098167
• ISBN10: 0300098162
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-10-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

R. Roger Remington begins by discussing the emergence of Modernism and its major historical influences, including European avant-garde art movements, technology, geopolitical issues, popular culture, educational innovations such as the Bauhaus, architecture, industrial design, and photography. The heart of the book brings together the key works of mid-century Modernism, presenting them chronologically from the 1930s to the 1950s. The final section shows the impact of and reactions to these Modernist influences as graphic design in America matured into the 1960s and beyond.

Author Biography

R. Roger Remington is professor of graphic design at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
The Basis for the New: The Cradle of Modernism 1850 - 1899	p. 7
A New World Forming: The Impact of Modernism 1900 - 1919	p. 15
American Design in Transition: Traditional to Modernism 1920 - 1929	p. 33
Into the Design Scene: Modernism Arrives in America 1930 - 1939	p. 47
At War and After: The Creative Forties in America 1940 - 1949	p. 83
A New Style: American Design at Mid-Century 1950 - 1959	p. 135
Design Since Mid-Century: Diversity and Contradiction 1960 - 1999	p. 157
Notes	p. 185
Bibliography	p. 188
Picture credits	p. 192
Acknowledgements	p. 192
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