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Title A handbook of California design, 1930-1965 : craftspeople, designers, manufacturers / edited by Bobbye Tigerman ; with contributions by Jennifer Munro Miller, Lacy Simkowitz, Staci Steinberger, Bobbye Tigerman
Published Los Angeles, CA : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]

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Description 313 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Machine generated contents note: Connections and Collaborations
Summary "Inside these pages you will find more than 140 illustrated biographical profiles of the most significant mid-century California designers, including such famous names as Saul Bass and Charles and Ray Eames as well as many lesser known but influential practitioners. These designers, craftspeople, and manufacturers worked in the full range of design media, creating furniture, fashion, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, and graphic and industrial design. Each entry includes a succinct biography, a portrait of the designer or image of an important design, cross-references to other entries, and a list of sources for further research. Significant examples of California design and craft objects are featured in more than 180 illustrations and rare photographs."--Publisher description
Notes This book is a companion to the catalogue for California Design, 1930-1965: "Living in a Modern Way," an exhibition on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from October 1, 2011, through June 3, 2012
Bibliography Includes bibliographical (pages 306-307) references
Subject Decorative arts -- California -- History -- 20th century.
Modernism (Aesthetics) -- California.
Artisans -- California -- Biography.
Designers -- California -- Biography.
Genre/Form Collective biographies.
Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Catalogs.
LC no. 2012031528
ISBN 9780262518383 (paperback: alk. paper)
0262518384 (paperback: alk. paper)
Other Titles California design, 1930-1965