Modern Look - Photography and the American Magazine (Hardcover)

A fascinating exploration of how photography, graphic design, and popular magazines converged to transform American visual culture at mid-century This dynamic study examines the intersection of modernist photography and American commercial graphic design between 1930 and 1960. Avant-garde strategies in photography and design reached the United States via European emigres, including Bauhaus artists forced out of Nazi Germany. The unmistakable aesthetic made popular by such magazines as Harper's Bazaar and Vogue-whose art directors, Alexey Brodovitch and Alexander Liberman, were both immigrants and accomplished photographers-emerged from a distinctly American combination of innovation, inclusiveness, and pragmatism. Beautifully illustrated with more than 150 revolutionary photographs, layouts, and cover designs, Modern Look considers the connections and mutual influences of such designers and photographers as Richard Avedon, Lillian Bassman, Herbert Bayer, Robert Frank, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Cipe Pineles, and Paul Rand. Essays draw a lineage from European experimental design to innovative work in American magazine design at mid-century and offer insights into the role of gender in fashion photography and political activism in the mass media. Published in association with the Jewish Museum, New York Exhibition Schedule: Jewish Museum, New York (April 2-July 11, 2021)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2020
Authors:	Mason Klein
Contributors:	Maurice Berger • Leslie Camhi • Marvin Heiferman
Dimensions:	305 x 238 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-24719-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Graphic design Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > Photographic reportage Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > General
LSN:	0-300-24719-2
Barcode:	9780300247190

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