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At Christmas time, post-war America’s dreams and desires were on full display, from shopping centre Santas to shiny aluminium Christmas trees, from the Grinch to Charlie Brown’s beloved spindly Christmas tree.

Now design maven Sarah Archer tells the story of how Christmas time in America rocketed from the Victorian period into Space Age thanks to the new technologies and unprecedented prosperity that shaped the era. This book features icons of that time: a visual feast of Christmas eats and recipes, from magazines and food and appliance makers; Christmas cards from artists and designers of the era; and vintage how-to templates and instructions for Chirstmas decorations from Good Housekeeping and the 1960’s craft craze.



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"Full of beautiful, nostalgic adverts and illustrations and managing to make even such bygone horrors as aluminium Christmas trees stylish, Midcentury Christmas is one for hipsters and old timers alike." -- Red Magazine

Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 11/11/2016
      ISBN13: 9781581574029, 978-1581574029
      ISBN10: 1581574029
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      At Christmas time, post-war America’s dreams and desires were on full display, from shopping centre Santas to shiny aluminium Christmas trees, from the Grinch to Charlie Brown’s beloved spindly Christmas tree.

      Now design maven Sarah Archer tells the story of how Christmas time in America rocketed from the Victorian period into Space Age thanks to the new technologies and unprecedented prosperity that shaped the era. This book features icons of that time: a visual feast of Christmas eats and recipes, from magazines and food and appliance makers; Christmas cards from artists and designers of the era; and vintage how-to templates and instructions for Chirstmas decorations from Good Housekeeping and the 1960’s craft craze.



      Trade Review
      "Full of beautiful, nostalgic adverts and illustrations and managing to make even such bygone horrors as aluminium Christmas trees stylish, Midcentury Christmas is one for hipsters and old timers alike." -- Red Magazine

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