The perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private Post-depression USA was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren's technicolor fantasies of the American dream. From the Forties to the Sixties his painted adverts and posters for, among ...
A riotous feast of images that will give rock music fans a nostalgic high. Electric, outrageous, erotic, blatant, vital - 1,500 rock concert posters from the 1950s through today are reproduced in their original blazing colors in this complete visual history. It's the ultimate book for rock fans, poster collectors, or anyone who digs pop culture. 1 ...
In much the way that the CD replaced the album, the poster has waned as a messaging vehicle. The poster has now become a postcard and e-mail blast, leaving many to long for the lost age when posters were not only major promotional vehicles, but also artwork worthy of framing.Some of the world's best designers couldn't stand idle while the poster ...
The popularity of Mexican cinema in Latin America during the 1940s and '50s was second only to Hollywood's. The Golden Age of Mexican cinema (1936 to 1956) is remembered for its charismatic film stars and the universal appeal of its films. Legendary figures such as Dolores del Rio, Maria Felix, Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, and Cantinflas emerged ...
The posters and buttons generously reproduced in DESIGN OF DISSENT reflect the power of the image to identify an issue and to move people. Organized by topics such as the Iraq war, media, the corporate world, war, and peace, these images are drawn from sources worldwide, and reflect some of the best work in the field from the 1960s through today. ...
This volume includes more than 250 reproductions of the promotional posters from some of the most famous films of the 1950s, including THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, FORBIDDEN PLANET, and REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE.
The four decades between 1910 and 1950 were the golden age of the American movie poster, an era when wonderful films wer promoted through the talents of legendary illustrators like Thomas Hart Benton, Norman Rockwell, Howard Chandler Christy and Jmes Montgomery Flagg, as well as a small army of unknowns. It was a time when big studios lavished ...
This is the ultimate book for poster fans and film buffs around the world. With over 1500 international posters from 1945-2005 - often comparing interesting variations in the way the same movie was visually presented from country to another - this volume offers a definitive survey of both film and popular graphic art in the modern era, and is an ...
In this gorgeous gift book, seven decades of sensational color posters are collected for the first time. The lush images that characterized these classics are all here, along with history, insight, and the unbeatable bonus of a framable poster in every copy. 100 full-color illustrations.
From the streets of late 19th-century Paris to present-day cities and hamlets on five continents, colourful aviation posters have showcased the allure of imagined places from the fantastic perspective of a hot air balloon basket or an airplane seat. These large and vibrant advertisements graced the walls of fairgrounds, travel agencies, airports, ...
Shigeo Fukuda is a world renowned master of graphic arts and design. This book, selected and arranged by the artist, is his best and most famous work, and includes development sketches for each piece.
Between 1870 and 1950, America's railroads produced a body of poster work significant both for the artists involved and for the range of images created. The railroads used this visual medium from their founding, first in the form of broadsides, dominated by text and intended to convey practical information, and then, during the 1890s, as vivid ...
This collection of over 200 full-color international movie posters of the 1960s includes promotional materials for Spaghetti Westerns, Underground art films, and Hollywood classics.
A gallery of large format, stunningly colorful posters highlights the work of Disney's classic stars--Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto--as well as Disney's most recent feature animated films from THE LION KING through LILO & STITCH. More than 100 posters are included, with an engaging introduction to each section that sets the scene for the ...
Russian film posters of the 1920s and 1930s bear witness to the artistic creativity of the former Soviet Union in the years before Soviet Realism became the official art doctrine under Stalin. This book represents a survey of these works.
The "War to End All Wars" did not begin as a popular cause. Americans were reluctant to get involved in what they viewed as Europe's war and reelected Woodrow Wilson on his promise to keep this nation out of it. When war became inevitable, public opinion had to be turned around. To do this, the government mobilized the talents of an incredible ...
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense, formed in the aftermath of the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, remains one of the most controversial movements of the 20th-century. Founded by the charismatic Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, the party sounded a defiant cry for an end to the institutionalized subjugation of African Americans. The Black ...
Draws on national archives to present 150 works commissioned by the Cuban government following the Cuban Revolution, in a volume that includes works designed to rally citizens to rebuild, promote massive sugar harvests, support literacy campaigns, and more. Original.
This work tells the story of rock music, rock culture and rock graphics in 300 posters dating from 1955 to 1987. Based on Abbeville's "Art of Rock", the tiny folio reproduces in a miniature format the history of rock posters from the earliest wood block graphics to the psychedelic designs of the punk era. The posters represent exceptional graphic ...
All over the world posters are visually striking, designed to attract the attention of passers-by and entice them to purchase a particular product or service, make them aware of a political viewpoint or attend a specific event. This text presents an overview of posters throughout history, as well as a survey of mass culture from the French ...
Includes more than 110 invitations, posters and announcements including captions detailing the concept, client needs, software, production methods, paper stock and cost. The designs cover the creative spectrum and feature party invitations, wedding invitations, posters and new address announcements.
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