EVERYDAY ART QUARTERLY No. 28, 1953
A GUIDE TO WELL DESIGNED PRODUCTS
Meg Torbert [Editor]
Meg Torbert [Editor]: EVERYDAY ART QUARTERLY: A GUIDE TO WELL DESIGNED PRODUCTS. Minneapolis; Walker Art Center; Issue No. 28, 1953. Original edition. Stapled photographically printed stiff wrappers. 26 pp. 40 black and white images. Wrappers lightly worn and yellowed. A nearly fine copy.
8.5 x 11 softcover magazine with 26 pages and black and white images highlighting the work of Modern furniture designers. Everyday Art Quarterly offers a magnificent snapshot of the blossoming modern movement after World War II. A very desirable, truly amazing vintage publication in terms of form and content, with high quality printing and clean, functional design and typography and excellent photographic reproduction.
- William Armbruster: 4 pages and 7 black and white images and statement from the designer.
- Edward J. Wormley: 5 pages and 9 black and white images and statement from the designer.
- Paul McCobb: 3 pages and 5 black and white images with short biography.
- Charles Eames: 2 pages and 4 black and white images.
- Robin Day: 5 pages and 9 black and white images and statement from the designer.
- Hans Hofmann, by James Fitzsimmons.
Everyday Art Quarterly was published by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis starting in 1946. The editorial focus aimed to bring modern design to the masses through thoughtful examination of household objects and their designers. Everyday Art Quarterly was a vocal proponent of the Good Design movement (as represented by MoMA and Chicago's Merchandise Mart) and spotlighted the best in industrial and handcrafted design. When the magazine became Design Quarterly in 1954, the editors assumed a more international flair in their selection of material to spotlight.