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Real fantasies : Edward Steichen's advertising photography / Patricia Johnston.
Fine Arts Library TR690.4 .J65 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnston, Patricia A., 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Advertising photography--United States--History.
- Advertising photography.
- Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973.
- Steichen, Edward.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- During the 1920s and 1930s, Edward Steichen was the most successful photographer in the advertising industry. His commercial work appeared regularly in VANITY FAIR, VOGUE, LADIES HOME JOURNAL, and other popular magazines. Patricia Johnston uses Steichen's work as a case study of the history of advertising and the American economy between the wars. 13 color and 120 b&w photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-337) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520070208
- OCLC:
- 36352473
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