The Vanguard: Central European Emigres and American Modern Design, 1910-1940

An insightful and beautifully illustrated new perspective on the role of Central European émigré artists, architects, and designers on American modernism

While the history of modernism in the United States is often seen as having roots in French art moderne, Jewel Stern and Christopher Long instead argue that Central European émigré designers had an outsized impact on the formation of a uniquely American modernism. The Vanguard examines the lives and careers of nearly fifty designers from ...