School of Visual Arts History of Design Postwar USA Designs Discussion

Question Description

Writing Prompt: What are some characteristics of postwar design in the USA? What new materials did designers use during this period? (Please reference key examples and themes from the readings.)

The question should be responded to after doing your weekly readings and is seen as a short exercise to get you writing and thinking critically about the texts. For guidance, you should only take between 15-20 minutes to respond and I expect the response length to be 3-5 paragraphs. I am looking for responses that specifically cite the assigned texts and answer the question. Your response will be graded with a √, √-, or √+.

Reading:

• Alfred J. Barr and Phillip Johnson, “Machine Art,” in The Industrial Design Reader: 132-134.

• Andrew Garner, “’Lily-White’: Joel Robinson and Black Identity in MoMA’s Good Design Program,” MoMA Post: Notes on Art in a Global Context (June 5, 2019). https://post.moma.org//lily-white-joel-robinson-an…

• David Raizman, “The United States and International Modernism,” 237 and Chapter 11: “Modernism After World War II: From Theory to Practice, 260-267, and Chapter 12: “Design and Mass Appeal: A Culture of Consumption,” 306-7, and 317-325, in History of Modern Design.

• Christina Wilson, “Like A ‘Girl in a Bikini Suit’ and Other Stories: The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Gender and Race at Mid-Century,” Journal of Design History 28, no 2, (2015), Pages 161–181.

• Mabel O. Wilson, “White by Design,” in Darby English and Charlotte Barat, eds., Among Others: Blackness at MoMA (New York: Museum of Modern Art Press, 2019), 101-109.

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