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Walter Dorwin Teague (December 18, 1883 - December 5, 1960) was an American industrial designer, architect, illustrator, graphic designer, writer, and entrepreneur. Often referred to as the "Dean of Industrial Design",〔 Teague pioneered in the establishment of industrial design as a profession in the US, along with Norman Bel Geddes, Raymond Loewy, and Henry Dreyfuss.〔 Regarded as a classicist and a traditionalist despite a later shift to modern tastes,〔 Teague is recognized as a critical figure in the spread of mid-century modernism in America.〔 He is widely known for his exhibition designs during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, such as the Ford Building, and his iconic product and package designs, from Eastman Kodak's Bantam Special to the steel-legged Steinway piano.〔 A self-described late starter whose professional acclaim began as he approached age 50,〔 Teague sought to create heirlooms out of mass-produced manufactured objects, and frequently cited beauty as "visible rightness".〔 In 1926, Teague assembled an industrial design consultancy (now known as Teague), which carries on his legacy today, in name and vision.〔 ==Life and work== Born in Decateur, Indiana to a family of Colonial roots, Teague was one of six siblings. In 1840, Teague's grandfather had moved from North Carolina to Pendleton, Indiana, home to one of America's largest Quaker communities.〔Seldes, Gilbert, "Profiles: Industrial Classicist - Profile of Walter Dorwin Teague," ''New Yorker'', December 15, 1934.〕 Teague's father, of Irish forebears, became a circuit-riding Methodist minister (and later a full-time tailor) who settled in Pendleton with his family. With little money, the Teague household was laden with books.〔"A Realist in Industrial Design," ''Art and Decoration,'' p.44-48, October 1934.〕〔(Flinchum, Russell, "Why Teague Matters," Design Criticism Department, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, October 22, 2010. )〕〔 At age 16, while he was still in school in Pendleton, Teague worked as a handyman at the local paper, where he quickly became a jack-of-all-trades and eventually a reporter.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter Dorwin Teague」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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