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The illustrated dust jacket, 1920-1970 / Martin Salisbury.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salisbury, Martin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Book jackets--History--20th century.
- Illustrators--History--20th century.
- Book jackets.
- Illustrators.
- History.
- DESIGN / Book.
- DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General.
- DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration.
- Local Subjects:
- DESIGN / Book.
- DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General.
- DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 199 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
- Summary:
- "In the modern era, the beautiful book, an art object in its own right, has become the key to the ongoing attraction of print publishing as physical books continue to distinguish themselves from the screen. Author Martin Salisbury traces the evolution of the book jacket from its functional origins as a plain dust protector for expensively bound books to its elaboration as an artistic device to catch the eye of browsing book buyers. The increasing awareness of the jacket's potential to serve as a marketing tool across various areas of the publishing world--from literary fiction to academic titles, and children's books--meant a proliferation of illustrative treatments. The book jackets reproduced here reflect the changing visual styles and motifs of the passing century, beginning with the Art Deco period and continuing through Modernism, the playful Thirties, the pre- and postwar Neo-Romantics, the new consumerism and realist subject matter of the Fifties, and the Pop Art of the Sixties. Featuring talent from the US and UK, The Illustrated Book Jacket explores the pictorial dust jacket through a selection of more than 300 key works and artists that influenced the course of book jacket design."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Bloomsbury, Art Deco & murder mystery
- Neo-romanticism & postwar renewal
- Annuals, children's & non-fiction
- From realism to modernism in America
- From kitchen sink to glamour & intrigue
- The artists : Edward Ardizzone
- Boris Artzybasheff
- C.W. Bacon
- Stanley Badmin
- Edward Bawden
- Vanessa Bell
- Eberhard Binder
- Brian Cook
- Cleonike 'Cleon' Damianakes
- Roger Duvoisin
- Susan Einzig
- Clifford & Rosemary Ellis
- André François
- Eric Fraser
- Barnett Freedman
- Milton Glaser
- Edward Gorey
- Duncan Grant
- Aubrey Hammond
- Arthur Hawkins, Jr.
- Adolf Hoffmeister
- Tove Jansson
- Barbara Jones
- Harold Jones
- Edward McKnight Kauffer
- Rockwell Kent
- Beth & Joe Krush
- Alvin Lustig
- Robert Micklewright
- John Minton
- E. Michael Mitchell
- John Nash
- Mervyn Peake
- Celestino Piatti
- John Piper
- Victor Reinganum
- Leonard Rosoman
- Kenneth Rowntree
- Stephen Russ
- George Salter
- Ronald Searle
- Ben Shahn
- Alfred Skrenda
- Heather Standring
- David Stone Martin
- Hans Tisdall
- Tomi Ungerer
- Keith Vaughan
- Fritz Wegner
- Paul Wenck
- Leslie Wood
- Hildegard Woodward
- N.C. Wyeth.
- Notes:
- "371 illustrations."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 194) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780500519134
- 0500519137
- OCLC:
- 975365955
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