mid-century modern

architectural, interior, product, and graphic design of the mid-20th century
Intangible architectural_style Q6840667
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mid-century modern

Summary

mid-century modern is an architectural style[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of architectural_style entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,188 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • mid-century modern was influenced by architecture of Brazil[3].
  • mid-century modern was influenced by design[4].
  • mid-century modern was influenced by International Style[5].
  • mid-century modern was influenced by Bauhaus[6].
  • mid-century modern's instance of is recorded as architectural style[7].
  • mid-century modern's instance of is recorded as style[8].
  • mid-century modern is a type of style[9].
  • mid-century modern's Commons category is recorded as Mid-century modern[10].
  • mid-century modern began on 1933[11].
  • mid-century modern ended on 1965[12].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Walter Gropius[13].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Frank Lloyd Wright[14].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Walter Wurdeman[15].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Paul R. Williams[16].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Emerson Stewart Williams[17].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Donald Wexler[18].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Rudolph Schindler[19].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Paul Popenoe[20].
  • mid-century modern's used by is recorded as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include architectural style[7] and style[8]. mid-century modern is a type of style[9].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include Walter Gropius[13], Frank Lloyd Wright[14], Walter Wurdeman[15], Paul R. Williams[16], Emerson Stewart Williams[17], and Donald Wexler[18].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include architecture of Brazil[3], an architecture of geographic location[22], in Brazil[23]; design[4], a field of study[24]; International Style[5], an architectural style[25]; and Bauhaus[6], an architectural style[26], in Germany[27], founded in 1919[28].

Why It Matters

mid-century modern ranks in the top 2% of architectural_style entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,188 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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