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Scandinavian design and the United States, 1890-1980

Title
Scandinavian design and the United States, 1890-1980 / Bobbye Tigerman and Monica Obniski ; with contributions by Glenn Adamson, Arndís S. Árnadóttir, Charlotte Ashby, Graham C. Boettcher, Danielle Charlap, Leslie S. Edwards, Kjetil Fallan, Diana Jocelyn Greenwold, Denise Hagströmer, Helena Kåberg, Alexandra Lange, Cara McCarty, Monica Penick, Hannah Pivo, Rosanne Somerson, Erica Warren.
Author
Tigerman, Bobbye, 1978-
Publication
  • Los Angeles, CA : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books·Prestel, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Additional Authors
  • Obniski, Monica
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, organizer, host institution.
  • Milwaukee Art Museum, organizer, host institution.
  • Nationalmuseum (Sweden), host institution.
  • Nasjonalmuseet (Norway), host institution.
Description
335 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 cm
Summary
"This stunning book examines design exchanges between the United States and Scandinavia over nearly a century and explores the fascinating reasons why Scandinavian design has continued to resonate with Americans. Focusing on the extensive influence of Scandinavian design in the United States, this book shows how Nordic ideas about modern design and the objects themselves had an indelible impact on American culture and material life. It also considers America's influence on Scandinavian design, showing how cultural exchange is mutual by nature. In addition to familiar material like Danish furniture and Swedish glass, readers will learn about America's little-known "Viking Revival" style; the work of Howard Smith, an African-American artist who immigrated to Finland in the 1960s; and the myriad ways Scandinavian toys and household goods helped shape American child-rearing practices. The perfect addition to any Danish modern coffee table, this elegant book traces how Scandinavian design became an integral part of what is considered "American design."--Publisher's description.
Subject
  • Design > Scandinavia > Exhibitions
  • Art and society > United States > Exhibitions
  • Art and society
  • Design
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Scandinavia > Foreign relations > United States > Exhibitions
  • United States > Foreign relations > Scandinavia > Exhibitions
  • Scandinavia
  • United States
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • "Published in conjunction with the exhibition Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Milwaukee Art Museum. Exhibition itinerary: Milwaukee Art Museum: May 15-September 7, 2020; Los Angeles County Museum of Art: October 18, 2020-February 15, 2021; Nationalmuseum Sweden: September 30, 2021-January 16, 2022; Nasjonalmuseet Oslo: March 17-July 31, 2022"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Migration and heritage -- Making Scandinavian Americans -- Per Lysne and the birth of Norwegian American rosemaling /Hannah Pivo -- Weaving a bridge across the Atlantic: Frida Hansen and Berthea Aske Bergh -- Selling the Scandinavian dream -- Dragons in America -- Elizabeth Gordon, House beautiful, and the Scandinavian look / Monica Penick -- Free to be... Scandinavian: Postwar Nordic design for children -- A troll in the White House -- Design for diplomacy -- Transatlantic exchange: performing Scandinavia at American World's Fairs -- Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.: Design diplomat -- Iceland at the 1939 New York World's Fair / Arndís Árnadóttir -- Astruid Sampe, the United States , and the United Nations -- Representing the U.S. abroad: Ralph Rapson in Scandinavia - Strengthening bonds: Eero Saarinen's U.S. Chancery in Oslo, 1955-59 - Teachers and students - Intersecting threads: Scandinavian weaving influences in the United States - The Kingswood School for Girls at Cranbrook - Marianne Strengell: Designing for automobiles - "Fellow craftsmen, try Denmark sometime": Alma Eikerman in Scandinavia - Remembering Tage Frid - Travel abroad - American-Scandinavian Craft Exchange, 1945-1970 - Bittan Valverg: Designing for the Fifth Wall - Howard Smith: African American artist in Finland - Design for social change - Aspen comes to Scandinavia - Maria Benktzon and Sven-Eric Juhlin: Designing for independence - James Hennessey: to Sweden and back.
Call Number
JQF 21-719
ISBN
  • 9783791359168
  • 3791359169
LCCN
  • 2019037419
  • 16415625
OCLC
1119125765
Author
Tigerman, Bobbye, 1978- author.
Title
Scandinavian design and the United States, 1890-1980 / Bobbye Tigerman and Monica Obniski ; with contributions by Glenn Adamson, Arndís S. Árnadóttir, Charlotte Ashby, Graham C. Boettcher, Danielle Charlap, Leslie S. Edwards, Kjetil Fallan, Diana Jocelyn Greenwold, Denise Hagströmer, Helena Kåberg, Alexandra Lange, Cara McCarty, Monica Penick, Hannah Pivo, Rosanne Somerson, Erica Warren.
Publisher
Los Angeles, CA : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books·Prestel, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Obniski, Monica, author.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, organizer, host institution.
Milwaukee Art Museum, organizer, host institution.
Nationalmuseum (Sweden), host institution.
Nasjonalmuseet (Norway), host institution.
Other Standard Identifier
16415625
Research Call Number
JQF 21-719
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