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Little White Houses: How the Postwar Home Constructed Race in America (Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture) by Harris Dianne

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Little White Houses: How the Postwar Home Constructed Race in America (Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture) by Harris Dianne

Author:Harris, Dianne [Harris, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ), ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945&#8211
ISBN: 9781452916125
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2013-01-05T00:00:00+00:00


Status in the Living Room

As the discussion in chapter 5 demonstrated, it is not possible to gather precise information about the numerous things that postwar Americans owned, but it is clear that many owned more than their parents had. This growth in consumption gave rise to concerns about how to store and display all these new possessions. Authors such as Kate Ellen Rogers gave advice on how to purchase and display accessories in the home, including artwork (paintings and sculptures), picture frames, completed craft projects, planters, vases, fireplace equipment, screens and curtains, fabrics, “smoking equipment” (ashtrays and lighters), pillows, books, lamps, and clocks. Rogers advised her readers:



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