Jet age aesthetics : the glamour of media in motion / Vanessa R. Schwartz

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Schwartz, Vanessa R [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Haven [CT] ; Yale University Press, 2020Description: xiii, 214 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cmISBN:

9780300247466

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LOC classification:

N 72 .S39 2020

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC N 72 .S39 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000003919

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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