A profusely illustrated survey of posters from the French Revolution to the present.
Posters are found in public places all over the world. They are usually 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 remarkable study is an overview of posters throughout history, as well as a representative survey of mass culture from the time of the French Revolution to 2000. Over 450 posters are reproduced here, 250 in full color, selected for both their historical import and their beauty. Author Max Gallo's informative text recapitulates the social and political currents of the day and places each poster in its historical context. The book also includes an essay on the development of poster art by art critic Carlo Arturo Quintavelle. 200 color and 200 black-and-white illustrations.
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About the Author
Max Gallo is the author of numerous biographies and essays, including works on Garibaldi, Mussolini, and Napoleon. He lives in France.
Carlo Arturo Quintavalle is an Italian art historian. He is a professor of art history and directs the Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione at the University of Parma.
Charles Flowers is an author, opinion columnist, and theater and art critic. He has been publishing in the New York Times, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and City Newspaper. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Carlo Arturo Quintavalle is an Italian art historian. He is a professor of art history and directs the Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione at the University of Parma.
Charles Flowers is an author, opinion columnist, and theater and art critic. He has been publishing in the New York Times, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and City Newspaper. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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A NICE BOOK TO OWN.,
This review is from: The Poster in History (Paperback)
This one sort of falls into the genre of "coffee table books." That being said, it is a well done coffee table book, and unlike so many others of this ilk, it actually has some interesting information to go along with the wonderful illustrations. I like Poster Art, always have and do enjoy having this book. The reason for the 4 star rating, is that I thought that with all the work that obviously went into this work, a wider variety could be given and the text expanded. It is a good book though and I do recommend it. If nothing else, it is quite interesting to just flip thought and enjoy the illustrations, or, if you like, just to set on your coffee table.
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They cover the walls that flank our streets; they are a part of the landscape of our cities, and if, suddenly, it was decreed that they must disappear, we would have the impression that all color had disappeared from the urban landscape, that the city walls had turned a mournful gray. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Museo Civico Luigi Bailo, Salce Collection, World War, New York, Soviet Union, Museo del Risorgimento, Western Europe, Anonymous British, Marcello Dudovich, Imperial War Museum, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Great Britain, Hans Rudi Erdt, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Emile Zola, Far East, Amnesty International, Catholic Church, Franco-Prussian War, May Day, Paris Commune, Spanish Civil War, Third World New!
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They cover the walls that flank our streets; they are a part of the landscape of our cities, and if, suddenly, it was decreed that they must disappear, we would have the impression that all color had disappeared from the urban landscape, that the city walls had turned a mournful gray. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Museo Civico Luigi Bailo, Salce Collection, World War, New York, Soviet Union, Museo del Risorgimento, Western Europe, Anonymous British, Marcello Dudovich, Imperial War Museum, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Great Britain, Hans Rudi Erdt, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Emile Zola, Far East, Amnesty International, Catholic Church, Franco-Prussian War, May Day, Paris Commune, Spanish Civil War, Third World New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (BFI Film Classics) by David Robinson on page 235
- The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl on page 123
- Power of the Poster by Margaret Timmers on page 319
- Queen Christina by Greta Garbo on page 236
- Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini on page 116
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- Abram Games by Catherine Moriarty on page 118, and Back Matter
- For Health and Beauty: Physical Culture for Frenchwomen, 1880s-1930s by Mary Lynn Stewart on page 210
- Art Deco New York by David Garrard Lowe in Back Matter
- Political Myth (Theorists of Myth) by Christopher Flood in Back Matter
- Up Against the Wall: International Poster Design by Ian Noble in Back Matter
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