Posters American Style (Abradale Books)
Harry N. Abrams/ Abradale, 1998. Hardcover. As new in dust jacket. Oversized hardcover, illustrated endpapers, 191 pp. with index, chronological indexbibliography. Introductory essay by Theresa Thau Heyman, guest curator who organized the exhibiiton at the National Museum of American Art. Illustrated with 141 color reproductions of the posters featured in the exhibition. The plates are organized into five categories that address the social, commerical, political, and cultural roles of posters: American Events, Designed To Sell, Patriots and Protestors, Advice for Americans, and Sports. The artists represented include Will Bradley, Ben Shahn, Robert Rauschenberg, Rupert Garcia, Georgia O'Keefe, Norman Rockwell, the Guerrillla Girls,a well as less familiar artists. Fine / fine. Item #E25138
ISBN: 0081098201
Price: $26.95