Henry Dreyfuss, industrial designer : the man in the brown suit
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Published
New York : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution and Rizzoli, 1997.
Format
Book
ISBN
0847820106, 9780847820108
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Status
Providence Public - Level 1 Book Stacks
745.20904 D778f
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745.20904 D778f
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Published
New York : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution and Rizzoli, 1997.
Language
English
ISBN
0847820106, 9780847820108
Notes
General Note
"Prepared in conjuntion with the exhibtion 'Henry Dreyfuss directing design : the industrial designer and his work, 1929-72' at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonial Institution, New York, March 18-31, 1997"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Henry Dreyfuss (1904-1972) was one of the pioneers of American industrial design, the man behind the modern look and function of so many household objects used by millions of Americans during the golden age of industrial design from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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During his 44-year career the versatile Dreyfuss designed or retooled hundreds of products that have become icons of modern design, among them the Princess and Trimline telephones, John Deere tractors, and Hoover vacuum cleaners, which Dreyfuss outfitted with headlights and bumpers in the 1930s to prevent dented and scratched furniture. Additional objects and spaces he designed range from the familiar Honeywell wall-mounted round thermostat to the Big Ben alarm clock, trains such as the classic 20th Century Limited for the New York Central Railroad, and the "Situation Room" for the Joint Chiefs of Staff during World War II.
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This first published monograph on Dreyfuss surveys his life and work through 200 archival and new photographs of his designs and a biographical text that paints the picture of an eminently practical yet eccentric innovator. Dreyfuss streamlined even his wardrobe by wearing only brown suits, stayed exclusively at the Plaza Hotel when in New York so clients could always find him, and reportedly missed only five days of work in twenty-two years. This book is published in conjunction with a major exhibition of Dreyfuss's work at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Flinchum, R. (1997). Henry Dreyfuss, industrial designer: the man in the brown suit . Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution and Rizzoli.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Flinchum, Russell. 1997. Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution and Rizzoli.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Flinchum, Russell. Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution and Rizzoli, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Flinchum, Russell. Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution and Rizzoli, 1997.
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