Modern look : photography and the American magazine /

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Author / Creator:Klein, Mason, author.
Imprint:New York : Jewish Museum ; New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Description:184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12310787
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Other authors / contributors:Berger, Maurice, 1956-2020.
Camhi, Leslie.
Heiferman, Marvin.
Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.), host institution.
ISBN:0300247192
9780300247190
Notes:Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name organized by the Jewish Museum, New York, May 1, 2020-September 13, 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:This dynamic study examines the intersection of modernist photography and American commercial graphic design between 1930 and 1960. Avant-garde strategies in photography and design reached the United States via European emigres, including Bauhaus artists forced out of Nazi Germany. The unmistakable aesthetic made popular by such magazines as Harper's Bazaar and Vogue-whose art directors, Alexey Brodovitch and Alexander Liberman, were both immigrants and accomplished photographers-emerged from a distinctly American combination of innovation, inclusiveness, and pragmatism. Beautifully illustrated with more than 150 revolutionary photographs, layouts, and cover designs, 'Modern Look' considers the connections and mutual influences of such designers and photographers as Richard Avedon, Lillian Bassman, Herbert Bayer, Robert Frank, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Cipe Pineles, and Paul Rand. Essays draw a lineage from European experimental design to innovative work in American magazine design at mid-century and offer insights into the role of gender in fashion photography and political activism in the mass media. Exhibition: Jewish Museum, New York, USA (01.05.-13.09.2020).

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