Designing Modernity: The Arts of Reform and Persuasion, 1885-1945 (Thames & Hudson, 1995; 352 pages, hardcover $60, paperback $35) was edited by Wendy Kaplan and produced in conjunction with The Wolfsonian's inaugural exhibition. The book includes a collection of essays that examines design at the height of the industrial age in the context of social, technological, and aesthetic issues, as well as a complete illustrated checklist of every object in the exhibition. In 1996 Designing Modernity was awarded the prestigious George Wittenborn Memorial Award by the Art Libraries Association of North America. It is available through The Wolfsonian-FIU museum shop by calling 305.535.2680 or e-mail museumshop@thewolf.fiu.edu.