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Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970
Sarah Archer
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Description for Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970
Hardback. A celebration of Christmas in the 1950s and '60s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 120 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 776.
At Christmas time, post-war America's dreams and desires were on full display, from shopping centre Santas to shiny aluminium Christmas trees, from the Grinch to Charlie Brown's beloved spindly Christmas tree. Now design maven Sarah Archer tells the story of how Christmas time in America rocketed from the Victorian period into Space Age thanks to the new technologies and unprecedented prosperity that shaped the era. This book features icons of that time: a visual feast of Christmas eats and recipes, from magazines and food and appliance makers; Christmas cards from artists and designers of the era; and vintage how-to templates ... Read more
At Christmas time, post-war America's dreams and desires were on full display, from shopping centre Santas to shiny aluminium Christmas trees, from the Grinch to Charlie Brown's beloved spindly Christmas tree. Now design maven Sarah Archer tells the story of how Christmas time in America rocketed from the Victorian period into Space Age thanks to the new technologies and unprecedented prosperity that shaped the era. This book features icons of that time: a visual feast of Christmas eats and recipes, from magazines and food and appliance makers; Christmas cards from artists and designers of the era; and vintage how-to templates ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
775g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Woodstock, United States
ISBN
9781581574029
SKU
V9781581574029
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sarah Archer
Sarah Archer is a writer and curator who specializes in design and material culture. A frequent contributor to Slate, The Huffington Post, The New Yorker online, and The Washington Post, she also curates exhibitions and teaches curatorial studies and design history in Philadelphia.
Reviews for Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970
Full of beautiful, nostalgic adverts and illustrations and managing to make even such bygone horrors as aluminium Christmas trees stylish, Midcentury Christmas is one for hipsters and old timers alike.
Red Magazine
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