Roaring

Cortinovis, Genevieve

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Author
Cortinovis, Genevieve
Publish Date
06/19/2025
Book Type
Hardcover
Publisher Name
HIRMER
Subtitle
Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918-1939
Number of Pages
208
ISBN-10
3777444588
ISBN-13
9783777444581
SKU
9783777444581

Description

A richly illustrated catalog exploring the cultural significance and role of automobiles in interwar France.

Heavily illustrated, this catalog explores the role of the automobile as both object and subject in interwar France, a period of exceptional creativity, innovation, and turbulence. It untangles the impact of fashion, interiors, architecture, aviation, and the avant-garde on French automobile design and production. In turn, it highlights the bold, untethered visions of artists like Josephine Baker, Le Corbusier, Sonia and Robert Delaunay, and Jacques-Henri Lartigue who embraced the automobile as a provocative expression of the modern age.

Expansive and interdisciplinary, Roaring illuminates the richly creative ecosystems that nourished this golden age of French automotive design.