1995 Art Book, "Designing Modernity : The Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945" Edited by Wendy Kaplan for the Wolfsonian

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Offered is a smashing 1995 Art book, "Designing Modernity: The Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945" Edited by Wendy Kaplan. … Read more Offered is a smashing 1995 Art book, "Designing Modernity: The Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945" Edited by Wendy Kaplan. Published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition that ran November 11, 1995 through April 28, 1996 at The Wolfsonian in Miami and then went on to three other locations for additional dates. Preface by Peggy Loar. Essays by Wendy Kaplan, Laurie A. Stein with contributions by Immela Franzke, Elinoor Bergvelt, Paul Greenhaigh, Jeffrey L. Meikle, Irene de Guttry & Maria Paola Maino, Marianne Lamonaca, Dennis P. Doordan, John Heskett, and Bernard F. Reilly, Jr. Includes 400 illustations with 300 in color. We've sampled many of the images above, this book is rich in history and a feast for the eyes - graphic designers, 20th century history, and Art Nouveau, Bauhaus enthusiasts will be well rewarded.
Measures 9.875" wide, 11" long, 1" deep, weighs approximately 5 lbs
352 pages
ISBN 9780500237069
Publisher: New York: Thames & Hudson, co-published by The Wolfsonian
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