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America Through The Kitchen Window: Mid-Twentieth Century American Culture Through Kitchen Advertisements, Products And Design, Kristen Eileen Schulrud

Theses and Dissertations

During the nineteen-fifties in America the kitchen space and its related objects came to be emblematic of the concerns and ideals of American culture at the time. A study of the advertisements and articles in the periodicals of the era reveals a culture focused on leisure, technology, family life and personal plenty. Through a combined analysis of the images and texts found in surviving vintage magazines of the decade and more recent scholarship on the popular culture of the era it can be seen that the American dream of a happier, easier, more free and more luxurious life was made …