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The Chicago Bungalow, Dominic Pacyga, Charles Shanabruch

Dominic Pacyga

The Chicago Bungalow is more than a housing style indigenous to the city. It epitomizes Chicago's work ethic and its rewards for successive waves of ethnic newcomers to the city since the early 20th century. In this book, the Chicago Architecture Foundation interprets both the design and the meaning of these homes, in keeping with CAF's mission to raise awareness of Chicago's architectural legacy.

After 1915, new neighborhoods appeared across the prairie. The Chicago-style bungalow came to both dominate and symbolize these areas. A one and one-half story single-family freestanding home, it included such conveniences as electricity, indoor plumbing, and …

Noguchi, Sculptural Abstraction, And The Politics Of Japanese American Internment, Amy Lyford

Amy Lyford

Focuses on Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi and his works. Remarks from editor Thomas Hess on Noguchi's work entitled Kouros; Reason the work entitled Death attracted attention; Modernist sculptural technique of Noguchi.

A Painting, A Poem And A Controversy About Women And Love In Paris In The 1530'S, George Beech, Beatrice Beech

George T. Beech

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