As Seen on TV
The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Television, History & Criticism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Karal Ann Marling | ISBN: | 9780674735293 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 1, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karal Ann Marling |
| ISBN: | 9780674735293 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 1, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
From the painting-by-numbers fad to the public fascination with the First Lady's apparel to the television sensation of Elvis Presley to the sculptural refinement of the automobile, Marling explores what Americans saw and what they looked for in the 1950s with a gaze newly trained by TV.
From the painting-by-numbers fad to the public fascination with the First Lady's apparel to the television sensation of Elvis Presley to the sculptural refinement of the automobile, Marling explores what Americans saw and what they looked for in the 1950s with a gaze newly trained by TV.
