{"product_id":"ocean-liners-daniel-finamore-9781851779062","title":"Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style","description":"\u003cb\u003eCurated by Daniel Finamore and Ghislaine Wood, \"\u003ci\u003eOcean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style\u003c\/i\u003e examines the cultural complexity of the great age of ocean liners, from the mid-1800s through the postwar era.\" (\u003ci\u003eAntiques and the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The golden age of ocean liners is inextricably linked with the key decorative trends of the 20th century--Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism. This lavish visual feast explores the technical, aesthetic, cultural, and political factors that came together to define such an iconic mode of travel, considering all aspects of the ocean liner experience, from the striking marketing images, aspirational booking offices, and landmark headquarters of the major shipping companies to the ships' opulent interiors and triumphs of engineering. The lavish fashions required for a crossing are also explored, along with the evolution of the ships' social and public spaces, as once-rigid class structures and attitudes became relaxed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Closing the book is an exploration of the impact of the ocean liner on the wider art and design world--an icon of modernity that influenced everyone from the Futurists to Le Corbusier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes color illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Finamore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185177906X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851779062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.40h x 10.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Daniel Finamore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46721345061119,"sku":"9781851779062","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63262447-0629-4b11-bc9b-490a7235e744.jpg?v=1742752582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ocean-liners-daniel-finamore-9781851779062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}