A Midcentury Modern Thanksgiving

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Beginning in the 1930s and 40s, émigré architects and designers assimilated into creative communities throughout the United States, forging a design movement that celebrated an eclectic blend of cultures. With the emergence of midcentury modernism in postwar America, Thanksgiving took on a new meaning, look, and flavor; and the movement's iconic design sensibilities can be witnessed to this day from New York skyscrapers to Midwestern Thanksgiving tables.

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