A Concise History of Posters

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A Concise History of Posters 273 plates 72 in colour '%A] telling survey of the posier story, whose lucid and thoumhtfui text suitably * - ¦ . presents and cómments upon the 273 ptat&s, no fewer than 72 of them in hff colour, and high-fidelity colour at that... A bríefreview can scarcely do justjce to the richness and variety of posier design development as displayed in page after ... '". - : > > * . <• »/ • page of Mr. Bérnicoat's survey."-Books & Bookmen f - . "'/." "The emergence of the poster from its őrig ins of rriurai folk artr and book illustration during the second half of the 19th century is described in scholarly detail. . . With an impressive rangé of illustrations, mostly from Europe and Americar he shows how the rapid technique of Hthography was able to harness the visual arts to the service of a contúmer society. Mr. Barnicoat convincingly shows how a visual shorthand developed to express ideas simply and directly, initiated by such artists as Manet Tou/ouse -... Tovább

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A Concise History of Posters 273 plates 72 in colour '%A] telling survey of the posier story, whose lucid and thoumhtfui text suitably * - ¦ . presents and cómments upon the 273 ptat&s, no fewer than 72 of them in hff colour, and high-fidelity colour at that... A bríefreview can scarcely do justjce to the richness and variety of posier design development as displayed in page after ... '". - : > > * . <• »/ • page of Mr. Bérnicoat's survey."-Books & Bookmen f - . "'/." "The emergence of the poster from its őrig ins of rriurai folk artr and book illustration during the second half of the 19th century is described in scholarly detail. . . With an impressive rangé of illustrations, mostly from Europe and Americar he shows how the rapid technique of Hthography was able to harness the visual arts to the service of a contúmer society. Mr. Barnicoat convincingly shows how a visual shorthand developed to express ideas simply and directly, initiated by such artists as Manet Tou/ouse - Lautrec, and the Bickerstaff Brothers who fi na Ily took the poster offthe easeí, bringing together the immediacy ofjournalism and the / decorative influeríce of Art Nouveau The subject is treated historically, but the author ranges widely o ver a century of posters making rele vant and often surprising comparisons/such as his juxtaposition of Art Noüveau and 'hippy 'posters. The text is supportéd by a comprehensive bibfiography and a reliable index. The book will be a source of reference and refreshment to all graphic artists and to advertisers, businessmen, and evén revolutionariésrwho make use of posters to promote their interests."- British Book News v John Barnicoat was born in Weybridge, England, jn 1924. After reading Modern History at Lincoln College, Oxford, he studied atthe Royal Collége of Art, where he is now Senior Tutor in the Painting School. Vissza