"A Matter of Taste:" The Interior Designer William C. Pahlmann and the Creation of an American Style in the Post-World War II Era

The paper examines William C. Pahlmann's contributions to American home decoration, specifically by discussing his defining work (furniture, fabrics and residential interiors) at the one of the highest points of his career - the late 1940s and early 1950s - within the context of the cultural environment of postwar America. It further explores how the postwar environment in America enabled Pahlmann's tremendous success, and demonstrates how he utilized the climate to proliferate his designs, in keeping with the modern American design ideals.

Author

• Raimond, Gina Marie

Language

• en

Keyword

• modern
• eclectic
• interior design
• postwar
• american
• pahlmann

Date created

• 2010

Type of Work

• Master's Thesis

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• Decorative Arts

Degree

• M.A.

Advisor

• Shapiro, Danielle
• Hardwick, Jeff

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/xd07gs75z