Maynard L. Parker : modern photography and the American dream

Maynard L. Parker : modern photography and the American dream / edited by Jennifer A. Watts.

Other author/creator	Watts, Jennifer A.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press ; [San Marino, Calif.] : In association with the Huntington Library, 2012, ©2012.
Description	279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Subject(s)	Parker, Maynard L., 1900-1976. Photographers--United States --Biography. Architectural photography--United States. United States--Social life and customs --20th century.

Contents	Introduction: a new suburbgan beauty: Maynard L. Parker and the dreams of postwar America / D.J. Waldie -- 1. Maynard L. Parker: bringing houses home / Jennifer A. Watts -- 2. A star is born: making Hollywood magic / Sam Watters -- 3. Looking both ways: modernizing the past to shape the future / Edward R. Bosley -- 4. Shelter me: the suburban dream in Cold War America / Elaine Tyler May -- 5. Framing modern: Maynard L. Parker, Elizabeth Gordon, and House beautiful's Pace Settter Program / Monica Penick -- Photo essay. Road tripping across America: Maynard L. Parker's home movies / Charles Phoenix -- 6. Promoting ranch house living: Cliff May and Maynard L. Parker / Daniel P. Gregory -- 7. The sensible curve: Maynard L. Parker in the American garden, 1948-1956 / Christopher Hawthorne.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012023061
ISBN	9780300171150 (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300171153 (clothbound : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	TR140 .P347 M39 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold