As Seen on TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s
by Karal Ann Marling
Category: History

From the painting-by-numbers fad to the public fascination with the First Lady's apparel to the television sensation of Elvis Presley to the sculptural refinement of the automobile, Marling explores what Americans saw and what they looked for in the 1950s with a gaze newly trained by TV.