The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s

author: Stephen Harrison
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.33
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/09/15
date added: 2018/09/15
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s' by Stephen Harrison, Emily M. Orr and Sarah D. Coffin is an exploration of arts, architecture and design following World War I.

This book explores the American fascination with things coming out of Europe. There is an emphasis on Paris, but there is a lot of influence from the Wiener Werkstatte. Items were brought to the United States, but department stores, like Macy's, and design shops were making items influenced by designs being brought over.

Throughout the book are lots of pictures of jewelry and fashion and buildings. The period is called the Jazz Age, and some designs are influenced by music, but most are influenced by an increasing ability to travel the globe. I love this period of design and I liked the examples and essays given.

I received a review copy of this ebook from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Yale University Press, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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