The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941

by Richard Guy Wilson

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Book accompanying the Brooklyn Museum 1986 exhibition. Complete and Beautiful, this covers the Machine Age and Depression Moderne perfectly. (

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Originally published to accompany a landmark 1986 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, this now-classic book offers a comprehensive look at American art, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic design in the years between the two world wars. Art Deco, Moderne, Streamlined Modern, International Style, Constructivism, and other styles of the machine age are examined in detailed text and more than 400 arresting images.

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