num_pages: 376
description: "A stunning array of images of art, architecture, industrial design and household objects from the age in which the machine was seen as a potent and fresh inspiration." --New York Times Book Review "An exemplary book. . . . The illustrations alone would make this book most important for anyone interested in 20th-century America. . . . The Machine Age becomes, simply, indispensable. --Choice "An excellent book." --Time Originally published to accompany a landmark 1986 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, this comprehensive look at American art, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic design in the years between the two world wars. Art Deco, Modern, Streamlined Modern, International Style, Constructivism, and other styles of the Machine Age are examined in detailed text and more than 400 arresting images.
language: English
title: The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941
titlecomplete: The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941
genres: Architecture, Reference, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Brooklyn Museum/Harry N. Abrams