STREAMLINE
AMERICAN ART DECO GRAPHIC DESIGN
Steven Heller and Louise Fili

Steven Heller and Louise Fili: STREAMLINE. AMERICAN ART DECO GRAPHIC DESIGN. SF; Chronicle Books, 1995. Original edition. A very fine softcover book in french-folded printed wrappers. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print.

8.75 x 8 softcover book with 132 pages and over 100 color reproductions of vintage ephemera showcasing the machine-age, streamline moderne, art deco stylings of the mid-1920s through the start of World War 2. Heller and Fili have the connoisseurs eye necessary to assemble a lavish volume like this from a wide assortment of sources, including advertising, magazines, packaging, exhibitions, posters and much more. Highly recommended.

Contents:

  • introduction
  • fashion and style
  • house and garden
  • food and drink
  • drugs and sundries
  • business and industries
  • travel and transport
  • arts and culture
  • type and letters
  • bibliography

This volume includes full-color reproductions of work by the following artists and designers: WALTER DORWIN TEAGUE, WILLIAM P. WELSH, HENRY DREYFUSS, NORMAN BEL GEDDES, LESTER BEALL, LEO RACHOW, P. MOURGUE, EDUARD BENITO WITOLD GORDON, ZEGLINGER, A. M. CASSANDRE, ERTE, AUGUST R. SCHNITZLER, HELEN DRYDEN, McLISSIC, HELEN DRYDEN, JUAN OLIVER, ALEXEY BRODOVITCH, LUCIAN BERNHARD, W.A. DWIGGINS, R. B. KOCH, GEORGE BRANDT, MARGUERITE KUMM, GUSTAV JENSEN, ALEX KALLENBERG, CHARLES VERCHURREN, OTIS SHEPHERD, EGMONT ARENS, BOBRI, ROBERT FOSTER, F. G. COOPER, NYELAND & SEAVY, JOHN ATHERTON, JOSEPH BINDER, NEMBHARD CULIN, WEIMER PURSELL, JOSEPH BIRREN, RAYMOND LOEWY, STERNE STEVENS, JEROME ROTH, HARRY HERZOG, ALEX STEINWEISS, RITA LEECH, DEWARD JONES, ROCKWELL KENT, C. W. KNOUFF, M. F. AGHA, DARCY, RIGAL, HARRY REMINICK, BEN LASSEN, AIDA McKENZIE, RICHARD FLOETHE, JOSEPH SINEL, HAROLD HOLLAND DAY, DOUGLAS McMURTIRE and many others.

Steven Heller (author) is the art director of the New York Times Book Review. He is the author of over ninety books on graphic design, popular art, and satiric art. Louise Fili (designer)is principal of Louise Fili Ltd., and the recipient of numerous design awards. Both authors live in New York City. I would love to see their library!

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