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The Resource Jet age aesthetic : the glamour of media in motion, Vanessa R. Schwartz

Jet age aesthetic : the glamour of media in motion, Vanessa R. Schwartz

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Jet age aesthetic : the glamour of media in motion
Title
Jet age aesthetic
Title remainder
the glamour of media in motion
Statement of responsibility
Vanessa R. Schwartz
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Vanessa R. Schwartz engagingly presents the jet plane's power to define a new age at a critical moment in the mid-20th century, arguing that the craft's speed and smooth ride allowed people to imagine themselves living in the future. Exploring realms as diverse as airport architecture, theme park design, film, and photography, Schwartz argues that the jet created an aesthetic that circulated on the ground below. Visual and media culture, including Eero Saarinen's airports, David Bailey's photographs of the jet set, and Ernst Haas's experiments in color photojournalism glamorized the imagery of motion. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of The Walt Disney Studios, Schwartz also examines the period's most successful example of fluid motion meeting media culture: Disneyland. The park's dedication to "people-moving" defined Walt Disney's vision, shaping the very identity of the place. The jet age aesthetic laid the groundwork for our contemporary media culture, in which motion is so fluid that we can surf the internet while going nowhere at all."--Publisher's description
Cataloging source
YDX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Schwartz, Vanessa R.,
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Arts and society
  • Mass media and culture
  • Transportation
  • Disneyland (Calif.)
  • Arts and society
  • Mass media and culture
  • Transportation
  • California
Label
Jet age aesthetic : the glamour of media in motion, Vanessa R. Schwartz
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-207) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Fluid motion on the ground: designing the airport for the Jet Age -- Disneyland and the art of people-moving -- Arrivals and departures: photojournalism and the making of the Jet Set -- Ernst Haas and the blurring of color in motion
Control code
1112887610
Dimensions
26 cm
Extent
xiii, 214 pages
Isbn
9780300247466
Lccn
2019940768
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
(OCoLC)1112887610
Label
Jet age aesthetic : the glamour of media in motion, Vanessa R. Schwartz
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-207) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Fluid motion on the ground: designing the airport for the Jet Age -- Disneyland and the art of people-moving -- Arrivals and departures: photojournalism and the making of the Jet Set -- Ernst Haas and the blurring of color in motion
Control code
1112887610
Dimensions
26 cm
Extent
xiii, 214 pages
Isbn
9780300247466
Lccn
2019940768
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
(OCoLC)1112887610

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