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Maynard L. Parker : modern photography and the American dream

Title
Maynard L. Parker : modern photography and the American dream / edited by Jennifer A. Watts.
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press ; [San Marino, Calif.] : In association with the Huntington Library, 2012, ©2012.

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TextUse in library MFX+ (Parker) 13-2375Schwarzman Building - Art and Architecture Room 300

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Additional Authors
Watts, Jennifer A.
Description
279 pages : illustrations (some color); 31 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: a new suburbgan beauty: Maynard L. Parker and the dreams of postwar America / D.J. Waldie -- 1. Maynard L. Parker: bringing houses home / Jennifer A. Watts -- 2. A star is born: making Hollywood magic / Sam Watters -- 3. Looking both ways: modernizing the past to shape the future / Edward R. Bosley -- 4. Shelter me: the suburban dream in Cold War America / Elaine Tyler May -- 5. Framing modern: Maynard L. Parker, Elizabeth Gordon, and House beautiful's Pace Setter Program / Monica Penick -- Photo essay. Road tripping across America: Maynard L. Parker's home movies / Charles Phoenix -- 6. Promoting ranch house living: Cliff May and Maynard L. Parker / Daniel P. Gregory -- 7. The sensible curve: Maynard L. Parker in the American garden, 1948-1956 / Christopher Hawthorne.
Call Number
MFX+ (Parker) 13-2375
ISBN
  • 9780300171150 (clothbound : alk. paper)
  • 0300171153 (clothbound : alk. paper)
LCCN
2012023061
OCLC
785865160
Title
Maynard L. Parker : modern photography and the American dream / edited by Jennifer A. Watts.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press ; [San Marino, Calif.] : In association with the Huntington Library, 2012, ©2012.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Watts, Jennifer A.
Research Call Number
MFX+ (Parker) 13-2375
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