Inventing American Modernism

Inventing American Modernism
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Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 0813926025
ISBN-13 : 9780813926025
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Book Synopsis Inventing American Modernism by : Jill E. Pearlman

Download or read book Inventing American Modernism written by Jill E. Pearlman and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book Jill Pearlman argues that Gropius did not effect changes alone and, further, that the Harvard Graduate School of Design was not merely an offshoot of the Bauhaus. - She offers a crucial missing piece to the story - and to the history of modern architecture - by focusing on Joseph Hudnut, the school's dean and founder."--BOOK JACKET.


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