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Graphic design 20th century / Alston W. Purvis, Martijn F. Le Coultre.

Title
Graphic design 20th century / Alston W. Purvis, Martijn F. Le Coultre.
Author
Purvis, Alston W., 1943-
Publication
New York City : Princeton Architectural Press, c2003.

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Le Coultre, Martijn F.
Description
478 p. : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"With over five hundred color reproductions, Graphic Design 20th Century represents a pictorial history of the past hundred years in graphic design. Martijn F. Le Coultre and Alston Purvis present all the significant designers of the twentieth century as well as the many styles that characterized this rich and tumultuous period. The wealth of visual material presented covers movements such as Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, the Vienna Secession, the beginnings of Modernism, the Russian Avant-Garde, De Stijl, Punk, New Wave, and computer graphics."--Jacket.
Alternative Title
Graphic design twentieth century
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Commercial art > History > 20th century
  • Graphic arts > History > 20th century
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preface / Martijn F. Le Coultre -- Graphic design 20th century / Alston W. Purvis -- Legacy of beautiful form and effective communication / Martijn F. Le Coultre.
ISBN
1568984146 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2003024810
OCLC
53458869
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library