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ARMSTRONG, ELIZABETH, MICHAEL BOYD, FRANCES COLPITT, DAVE HICKEY, THOMAS HINE, BRUCE JENKINS & ELIZABETH A.T. SMITH BIRTH OF THE COOL: CALIFORNIA ART, DESIGN, AND CULTURE AT MIDCENTURYNewport Beach, CA & Munich, GERMANY, Orange County Museum of Art & Prestel., 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 3-7913-3878-1) Cloth in Illustrated Jacket, Oblong 4to, 304pp, 195 color and 93 b&w illustrations. With artists' biographies and an exhibition checklist. "Miles Davis's seminal recording "Birth of the Cool" is the starting point for this colorful, multi-disciplinary exhibition that examines the broad cultural zeitgeist of "cool" that influenced the visual arts, graphic and decorative arts, architecture, music, and film produced in California in the 1950s and early 1960s. The widespread influences of such midcentury architects and designers as Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, have been well-documented. Less well-known, however, are the innovations of a group of Hard-Edge painters working during this period including Karl Benjamin, Lorser Feitelson, Fredrick Hammersley, Helen Lundberg and John McLaughlin, whose work retains a freshness and relevance today. "Birth of the Cool" revisits this scene, providing a visual and cultural context for West Coast geometric abstract painting within the other dynamic art forms of this time such as interior design, cartoons, and experimental film". A pristine copy of the first edition of this invaluable historical reference. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value, size and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase.. Fine/Fine.
Offered for US$ 125.00 by: Arcana: Books on the Arts - Book number: 016120
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