Greene, Karen (Karen J.)

Art deco mailboxes : an illustrated design history / Karen Greene & Lynne Lavelle.

First edition.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]

155 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

"Mailboxes and their chutes were once as essential to the operation of any major hotel, office, civic, or residential building as the front door. In time they developed a decorative role, in a range of styles and materials, and as American art deco architecture flourished in the 1920s and 1930s they became focal points in landmark buildings and public spaces ... While many mailboxes have been removed, forgotten, disused or painted over (and occasionally repurposed), others are still in use, are polished daily, and hold a place of pride in lobbies throughout the country"--Publisher's description.

9780393733402 (pbk.)
0393733408 (pbk.)

Mailboxes United States.
Mail-chutes.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural United States.
Decoration and ornament United States Art deco.
Boîtes aux lettres États-Unis.
Descentes de courrier.
Décoration et ornement architecturaux États-Unis.
Décoration et ornement États-Unis Art déco.
mail chutes.
Decoration and ornament Art deco. United States.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Decoration and ornament Art deco
Mailboxes
United States.

Books.

Lavelle, Lynne.
Lavelle, Lynne author.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 288604
Cote: BIB 230364
Statut: Disponible