| Description |
279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Parker, Maynard L., 1900-1976.
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Photographers -- United States -- Biography.
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Architectural photography -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140537
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Watts, Jennifer A.
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| LC no. |
2012023061 |
| ISBN |
9780300171150 (clothbound : alk. paper) |
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0300171153 (clothbound : alk. paper) |
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