Fifties Source Book: A Visual Guide To The Style Of A Decade

by Christopher Pearce

The best, the most influential, and the most evocative of Fifties design, fashion, architecture, and art. The range of sources reflects the paradoxes of the time: the purity of Italian design and Modernist architecture contrasts with the brashness of "jukeboxes on wheels"—the products of the American automobile industry.

Over 300 illustrations make up a panorama of the decade, including stylish cars, art movies, TV personalities, suburban homes, and rock 'n' roll.

For students of design and nostalgia, whether or not they are old enough to remember the decade themselves.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published March 15, 1990

Reviews

[Mandy Crumb · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an exhaustive collection of the 50's. Well written and researched. Numerous photographs on each page beautifully compliment the text.

[Johanna]

Great background reading for designers trying to recreate 50's style.