Hatch Show Print : the history of a great American poster shop / by Jim Sherraden, Elek Horvath, and Paul Kingsbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherraden, Jim.

Contributor:

Horvath, Elek.

Kingsbury, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hatch Show Print (Firm).

Letterpress printing--Tennessee--Nashville--History.

Letterpress printing.

Printers--Tennessee--Nashville--History.

Printers.

Theatrical posters, American--Tennessee--Nashville.

Theatrical posters, American.

History.

Tennessee--Nashville.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2001]

Summary:

In this age of digital media, the handcrafted ethic and aesthetic of a Hatch Show Print poster is beyond compare. Country musicians and magicians, professional wrestlers and rock stars, all have turned to Nashville's historic Hatch Show Print to create showstopping posters. Established in 1879, Hatch preserves the art of traditional printing that has earned a loyal following to this day (including the likes of Beck, Emmylou Harris, and the Beastie Boys). Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop is the first fully illustrated tour of this iconic print shop and also chronicles the long life and large cast of employees, entertainers, and American legends whose histories are intertwined with it. Complete with 190 illustrations -- as well as a special book jacket that unfolds to reveal an original Hatch poster on the reverse -- Hatch Show Print is a dazzling document of this legendary institution.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Beginnings in Nashville 17

Chapter 2 Will Hatch's Shop 27

Chapter 3 Elvis, Wrestling, and Hard Times 65

Chapter 4 Rebirth 99

Chapter 5 Back to the Future 129.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [157]) and index.

ISBN:

0811828565

OCLC:

44720992