Jet age aesthetics : the glamour of media in motion / Vanessa R. Schwartz
Material type:
- 9780300247466
- N 72 .S39 2020
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Fluid on the ground: designing the airport for the jet age -- Chapter Two. Disneyland and the art of people-moving -- Chapter Three. Arrivals and departures: photojournalism and the making of the jet set -- Chapter Four. Ernst Haas and the blurring of color in motion -- Conclusion -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations credits.
Vanessa R. Schwartz engagingly presents the jet plane’s power to define a new age at a critical moment in the mid-20th century, arguing that the craft’s speed and smooth ride allowed people to imagine themselves living in the future. Exploring realms as diverse as airport architecture, theme park design, film, and photography, Schwartz argues that the jet created an aesthetic that circulated on the ground below.
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