Covering the heyday of postwar design, this sourcebook contains extensive illustrations and original artwork from designers, as well as finished prints...
'Painted on 21st Street' is a beautifully illustrated book devoted to Frankenthaler's paintings from the 1950s. It brings together nearly 30 paintings...
Combining history, theory and debate, Osgerby examines the emergence of youth as a social category, and seeks to contextualise young people's cultural...
The Cahiers du Cinéma has played a major role in establishing film theory and criticism as an essential part of the late 20th century culture. This volume...
PublishedNew Haven, Conn.; London: Yale University Press, c2007
Colour field painting, which emerged in the United States in the 1950s, is based on radiant, uninflected hues. This title offers a re-evaluation of this...
In this history of 1950s British cinema, the authors draw extensively on previously unknown archive material to chart the growing rejection of post-war...
PublishedManchester: Manchester University Press, 2003
This study of the 1951 Festival of Britain examines how Britain and Britishness were portrayed in the exhibitions and events, covering the festival's...
Leading art critic and theoretician Buchloh discusses post-World War 2 avant-garde artists from both formalist and socio-historical perspectives in this...
This is a biography of the famous model, Bettina. Despite her early retirement at the height of her career, she is still, to this day, a leading figure...