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Miles Davis's seminal recording, known as "Birth of the Cool", is the starting point for this colorful, multi-disciplinary journey through 1950s West Coast America. 1950s West Coast style exuded "cool": from the smooth, hypnotic strains of a Miles Davis riff through Richard Neutra's elegant, modernist residences to the hard-edged paintings of Helen Lundeberg and Karl Benjamin. This richly illustrated volume casts a fresh eye on Fifties West Coast style with illuminating commentary from a variety of perspectives. Designed to echo the period it celebrates, this catalog explores modernist innovations in art, architecture, design, film and music. Prominent cultural critics write on an array of topics: Thomas Hine about the culture of cool; Elizabeth Smith on domestic aspects of the period's architecture; Francis Colpitt on hard-edged abstract painting; Dave Hickey on jazz, and Bruce Jenkins on the crossover between animation and experimental film. The result is a multi-faceted exploration of the 1950s West Coast.
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Dianne Brown
reviewed Birth of the Cool on March 11, 2008
Birth of the Cool
A great overview American newspaper comics from WW2 to just before the arrival of webcomics (so no mention of that form).
It's not a scholarly analysis of the medium nor does it delve into the impact of comic strips. It also doesn't cover the influences or situation in other countries (so no mention of "The Moomins"). It is an interesting and entertaining read that covers all the major industry trends, artists, and forms of this medium. The book is pretty exhaustive in its coverage - I checked to see if any comics I knew were not covered and they all were, only"Life in Hell" was excluded.
What I most like about this book is that it includes a wealth of high-quality samples of comics from the major artists and eras - an awesome collection for any fan of comics!
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