In July 1881, bill-posting became legal in Paris. The result was an explosion of creativity over three glorious decades recognised as the golden age of poster advertising, stirring together elements of new printing technology, William Morrisâ?? attempts to reconcile medieval artistry with modern industry, the influence of newly-open Japan on European engraving and aesthetics, and the talents of artists as diverse as Jules Cheret, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphonse Mucha and Aubrey Beardsley.
The Art Nouveau Poster is the most comprehensive survey to date of this vivid and much loved subject, featuring over 400 illustrations from all of the major European centres, Britain and the United States, with an informative and accessible text. A final chapter looks at the revival of interest in the 1960s following major retrospective exhibitions of Alphonse Mucha and Aubrey Beardsley, and features work from the psychedelic era.
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The Art Nouveau Poster

Arts & Photography

Weill, Alain

History & Criticism

Frances Lincoln

A history of graphic art charts the evolution of the art form, from its roots in late nineteenth-century typeface experiments to its vital role in marketing and advertising in today's world. Original.

Graphic Design: A History (Discoveries)

History

Harry N. Abrams

Shows lithographs and paintings, including advertisements for festivals, concerts, lotteries, perfumes, bicycles, and plays, by the Czech-born artist, and discusses Mucha's career and technique

Alphonse Mucha: The Complete Posters and Panels (English, French and German Edition)

RENNERT, Jack

G.K. Hall

From the book flap: "Poster art is art with a message, and it is without question the most widely disseminated form of art in all corners of the globe. In this first comprehensive survey of posters, Alain Weill, former curator of the Poster Museum in Paris, traces the evolution of poster art in its historical and artistic context to illustrate the distinctive styles of various eras. All epochs, all countries, and all trends in the development of poster art are included, from hand-made placards through the Middle Ages and the invention of print and lithography to the advanced techniues of today." 424 pages, 661 illustrations, 300 color plates.

The Poster: A Worldwide Survey and History

Philip Wilson Publishers

One Hundred Years of Posters of the Folies-Bergere & Music Halls of Paris

Images Graphiques

Roger Broders worked for the Paris Lyon Mediterranean Railroad Company (P.L.M.) creating travel posters for a period of ten years, from 1922 to 1932. He produced 84 posters that are divided in the book into four geographical categories which are: The Sea, Around France, The Mountains and Foreign Countries. Although producing fewer than 100 posters he was nonetheless able to make his mark on the history of the travel poster and to create some of the most stunning pieces of his time. Book dimensions 11" x 8.5" and was produced using 95 plates. It is written in English and French

Roger Broders Travel Posters

Perry, Israel

Queen Art Publishers

This is the first book ever written about Jules-Alexandre Grun as a poster designer. Most of Grun posters bear witness to the atmosphere prevailing in Montmartre during the heydays of the Belle Epoque.

Grun Posters: Les Affiches de Grun (English and French Edition)

Individual Artists

Queen Art Pub Inc

L'Art dit colon: Un aspect méconnu de l'art africain

ALBIN MICHEL

Presents the 'tall-tale' postcards of William H. 'Dad' Martin and Alfred Stanley Johnson.

Tall-Tale Postcards: Early Twentieth Century American Photomontages of the Unexpected

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Gourcuff Gradenigo

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