COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
Domestic Partners
Creator:
Riker, Maryann J.
Description:
Three-layered star carousel structure. Two layers edged with cutouts resembling lace patterns. Bound in color copy of vintage papers with cloth spine. End boards shaped to resemble a peaked roof house. Green grosgrain tie closure. Artist's website: "Domestic Partners is a walk down memory lane when the advertising industry began marketing to the housewife in post World War II America. Utilizing vintage advertising from such brands as Bendix, these ads visualize an elegant woman in close proximity to her new domestic partner - the washing machine, the stove, the toaster, etc. These ads portrayed these appliances as the new and improved must-have for the little lady of the house. As standards of cleanliness rose from 1920 to 1960, the little lady of the house was actually spending more time cleaning than less; and, she spent more time with her new appliances than her husband and children. This was not the fairy-tale ending as spun by the advertising moguls who promised less time in the home and more time for leisure for the little lady. Peruse these delightful scenes and remember back to a time when the ideal American housewife cleaned and laundered in pumps and pearls."
Subject:
Advertising
Subject:
Brand name products
Subject:
Feminism in art
Subject:
Household appliances
Subject:
Housekeeping
Subject:
Nineteen fifties
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Women artists
Publisher:
JUSTARIP Press
Date:
2010
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 17 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Carousel books
Format/Medium:
Collages
Format/Medium:
Hardcover books
Format/Medium:
Ribbon (material)
Source:
Domestic Partners, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Identifier:
b12960287
Identifier:
i1239967x
SCAD Location:
Jen Library (Savannah)
