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Author:   Russell A. Flinchum ,  Ralph O. Meyer
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438491370

ISBN 10:   1438491379
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   01 December 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. ORIGINS OF THE FIRM 1. The Education of Henry Dreyfuss 2. Doris Marks, Borough President’s Daughter 3. Launching the Firm PART II. THE PATH TO RECOGNITION 4. Stepping Stones to Success 5. The Famous Train, 20th Century Limited 6. American Export Lines 7. Lockheed Aircraft and Air Force One 8. Promotional Activities PART III. THE ENSEMBLE BECOMES AN ORCHESTRA 9. Bell Telephone System 10. John Deere 11. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company 12. Crane Company 13. Anthropometrics PART IV. REORGANIZATION AND EVENTUAL DISSOLUTION 14. Expanding Business 15. Reorganization 16. After Dreyfuss Left APPENDIX. DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS CHOSEN BY DREYFUSS 10 Years of Industrial Design 1929–1939 A Record of Industrial Designs 1929 through 1946 Industrial Design, A Progress Report, 1929–1952 Industrial Design, A Pictorial Accounting, 1929–1957 Industrial Design Volume 5 References Index About the Authors

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""…a welcome exposé on one of America's most iconic industrial designers and his firm. The level of research and content gathering for this book is unparalleled to most other accounts."" — Innovation

"""…a welcome exposé on one of America's most iconic industrial designers and his firm. The level of research and content gathering for this book is unparalleled to most other accounts."" — Innovation"

Author Information

Russell A. Flinchum is Associate Professor in the College of Design at North Carolina State University. He is the author of Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit and American Design. Ralph O. Meyer is a physicist and the author of Old-Time Telephones!

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