Museum of Modern Art: If You Want to Build a House, Elizabeth Mock Mid Century

Description: Museum of Modern Art: If You Want to Build a House by Elizabeth B. Mock. A limited amount of this book was printed in January 1946 for the Trustees of The Museum of Modern Art by The Gallery Press, New York. First Edition, 1946, Illustrated, 96 Pages, 10” x 7”, Mid Century Modern. In the early to middle 20th Century, with few women in material design, Elizabeth Mock, former apprentice under Frank LLoyd Wright, emerged as a leading voice for Modern Architecture. As Director of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art (1942-1946), Mock published this wonderful and witty case for building homes with fresh approaches to design, space and material. Chapters are dedicated to such topics as the design of rooms in a home, how to let in light, furniture choice and landscaping. Over 100 photographic plates use examples from the giants of modern architecture such as Walter Gropius, Richard Neutra, Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. Mock believed that too many American homes were being built by the "timid builder" who prefered the boring and conventional Colonial over the more daring and ultimately, more livable, modern aesthetic. Bold, inventive and with the addition of whimsical line drawings by cartoonist, Robert C. Osborn, Mock's book proposes inexpensive and humane choices in building that express the "joy of space". * Pictures are of the actual item for sale and are a part of the description. * Some page tanning is present. Original owner (military officer) name is present on inside of covers. Hardcover shows some wear (see pictures).

Price: 63.99 USD

Location: Fuquay Varina, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-12-01T01:20:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.99 USD