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TITLE: Images of an Era, The American Poster 1945-75

Catalog of 257 full-color, full-page illustrations of important works created 1945-1975.

by National Collection of Fine Arts (Smithsonian)

DESCRIPTION

Catolog of 257 posters shown in exhibitions to comemmorate the American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976.
"...a compendium of styles of graphic design developed through three decades, 1945-1975, and a gathering of the individuals, events and concerns which have filled these momentous times." - Joshua Taylor, Foreward

The Andy Warhol-designed cover unfolds into a mini poster of his 1967 silkscreen "Fifth New York Film Festival"

Smithsonian Institution, 1975, Softcover in dustjacket, First Edition

  • Price: $60.00 ($CAD)
  • Stock ID: SMI275bs

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS

  • Title: Images of an Era, The American Poster 1945-75
  • Credits:

    Derek Birdsall (designer), Margaret Cogswell, John Garrigan (poster selections), Andy Warhol (illustration, dustcover)

  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; First Printing October 1975; printed in England by Westerham Press; Cover: Andy Warhol, "Fifth New York Film Festival", copyright 1967 List Art Foundation, Inc. Courtesy of Pace Editions, Inc.
  • Publication Date: 1975, October
  • Edition: First Edition
  • ISBN: Library of Congress Catalog Number 75-34602
  • Format: Softcover in dustjacket, Square, compact and thick
  • Binding: Paper, matte black
  • Condition:

    Fine – inside pages all crisp, fresh and clean.
    Dustjacket (Very Good) shows minor shelfware on the edges and area of wear upper left front cover

  • Dustjacket: Full-colour dustjacket designed by Andy Warhol after his 1967 screenprint "New York Film Festival / Lincoln Centre Ticket"
  • Illustrations: 257 full-color reproductions of posters plus Warhol-designed illustrated front cover
  • Pages: 290pp
  • Dimensions (HxWxD): 9.75 x 9.75 x 1 inches | 24.5 x 24.5 x 2.5 cm
  • Weight: 2 lb, 10.9 oz | 1211 grams

SYNOPSIS

Images of an Era: The American Poster 1945-75
by the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution
The Andy Warhol-designed cover unfolds into a mini poster of his 1967 silkscreen New York Film Festival”
Contents include
257 illustrations of posters by dozens of artists

    Lenders and Donors to the Exhibition
    Acknowledgements
    Foreward by Joshua Taylor
    Introduction by John Garrigan p. 10
    Images of an Era by Margaret Cogswell p. 11
    Design and Belief by Milton Glaser p.13
    The Poster as Contemporary Genre by Dore Ashton p. 15
    Persuasive Arts in Society by Alan Gowans p. 18
    Catalog of the Exhibition (illustrations of 257 posters, full-colour, full page)
    Index of artists, designers and photographers
    Selected Bibliography

BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

  • Poster Artists (American, contemporary)
  • Smithsonian Institution - Exhibitions of posters in this book were held in 1976 in Washington, DC, Houston, Chicago and NYC as well as European cities in 1976-77.

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