Early farm tractors : a history in advertising line art / Jim Harter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harter, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farm tractors in art.

Commercial art--United States--History--20th century.

Commercial art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Antonio, Texas : Wings Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing an interesting glimpse into the steam traction engines and internal combustion tractors that revolutionized the world of farming, this collection focuses on American tractors from the late 1850's to the beginning of the Great Depression. With farm journal advertisements-dating from 1909 through 1929-this account considers how something as ordinary and utilitarian as a tractor seems to have inherent standards of good design, correct proportion, and beauty. Intended for tractor enthusiasts, historians, artists, illustrators, students of industrial design, and graphic art lovers, this

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Contents; Introduction; Early Farm Tractors; Traction Engine Plates; Early Tractor Plates; Bibliography; Tractor Image Sources; Index; About the Author; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60940-252-9

OCLC:

818814856