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A nostalgic celebration of the glamour of warm-weather destinations in the Caribbean and Florida, from the great estates of ambitious patrons to the most exclusive resorts of the mid-twentieth century. Through iconic photography capturing the cultural mood at the moment when social codes relaxed from the formality of the Gilded Age to the spontaneity of the jet-set era, Escape: The Heyday of Caribbean Glamour takes the reader inside a world of beach parties and costume balls set in lush tropical landscapes, of rarefied resorts and fairy-tale private estates. Escape presents the visual history of the region's outstanding getaways, chronicling their transformations from pristine idyllic settings to personalized retreats where responsibilities could be left behind. Joseph Urban, Oliver Messel, Paul Rudolph, and other talented designers made these dreams reality, relying on regional design
Produkt Escape: The Heyday of Caribbean Glamour (Mallea Hermes)(Pevná vazba) je označen EAN kódem 9780847843381.
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A nostalgic celebration of the glamour of warm-weather destinations in the Caribbean and Florida, from the great estates of ambitious patrons to the most exclusive resorts of the mid-twentieth century. Through iconic photography capturing the cultural mood at the moment when social codes relaxed
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Constructing the Countryside.- Chapter 2 Remembrance Rocks.- Chapter 3 Befitting the Landscape.- Chapter 4 Topography Rules.- Chapter 5 Reframing the Landscape.- Chapter 6. Redefinitions: race and rurality.- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Imaginative
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