{"title":"Vanessa R Schwartz","description":"\u003cp\u003eVanessa R Schwartz explores the intersections of visual culture and history with a keen eye for detail and a deep appreciation for design. Her works illuminate the aesthetic movements and cultural shifts that have shaped modern art and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly researched studies that blend scholarly insight with accessible prose, offering fresh perspectives on how art and everyday objects reflect broader social changes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jet-age-aesthetic-by-vanessa-r-schwartz-9780300247466","title":"Jet Age Aesthetic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJet Age Aesthetic\u003c\/em\u003e by Vanessa R. Schwartz offers a stunning look at the profound impact of the jet plane on the mid-century aesthetic, from Disneyland to \u003cem\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa R. Schwartz engagingly presents the jet plane’s power to define a new age at a critical moment in the mid-20th century, arguing that the craft’s speed and smooth ride allowed people to imagine themselves living in the future. Exploring realms as diverse as airport architecture, theme park design, film, and photography, Schwartz argues that the jet created an aesthetic that circulated on the ground below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVisual and media culture, including Eero Saarinen’s airports, David Bailey’s photographs of the jet set, and Ernst Haas’s experiments in colour photojournalism, glamorised the imagery of motion. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of The Walt Disney Studios, Schwartz also examines the period’s most successful example of fluid motion meeting media culture: Disneyland. The park’s dedication to “people-moving” defined Walt Disney’s vision, shaping the very identity of the place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe jet age aesthetic laid the groundwork for our contemporary media culture, in which motion is so fluid that we can surf the internet while going nowhere at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431382335724,"sku":"9780300247466","price":77.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300247466.jpg?v=1774557978"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/vanessa-r-schwartz.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}