Book, "The Last Whole Earth Catalog," 1971
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Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to share information about innovations in technology, design, and architecture. This "last" Whole Earth Catalog (1971) marked a philosophical shift from a counterculture approach toward shared responsibility to save the plant. It included images of Earth and space used in previous catalogs to help change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the globe.
Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to share information about innovations in technology, design, and architecture. This "last" Whole Earth Catalog (1971) marked a philosophical shift from a counterculture approach toward shared responsibility to save the plant. It included images of Earth and space used in previous catalogs to help change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the globe.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1971
Subject Date
1971
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, California, Menlo Park
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
By Portola Institute; distributed by Random House, New York, NY.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.3.17.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 14.375 in
Width: 10.75 in
Length: 0.938 in
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