Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1 The Body in Control Modernism and the Pursuit of Better Living 21
6. Chapter 2 “Modern Design? You Bet!” Ebony, Life, and Modernist Design, 1950–1959 69
7. Chapter 3 Like a “Girl in a Bikini Suit” and Other Stories Narrating Race and Gender at Herman Miller 117
8. Chapter 4 “The Quick Appraising Glance” Decorative Accessories and the Staged Self 161
9. Epilogue The Ubiquity of Mid-Century Modernism 214
10. Notes 220
11. Bibliography 238
12. Index 245
13. Photo Credits 254