Jeffrey L. Meikle

Postcard America: Curt Teich and the Imaging of a Nation, 1931-1950

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Extensively illustrated with representative images, this unique book illuminates the cultural significance of the highly colorized ¿linen¿ postcards that depicted a glowing America in the 1930s and 1940s and that fascinate collectors today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: UNIV OF TEXAS PR
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 191mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1656g
• ISBN-13: 9780292726611
• ISBN-10: 0292726619
• Artikelnr.: 42573901

Inhaltsangabe

1. Acknowledgments
2. 1. "They Do Say It's Real": An Introduction to Linen Postcards
3. 2. Curt Teich and the Early History of Postcards
4. 3. The Linen Postcard: Innovation and Aesthetics
5. 4. Landscapes in Linen Postcards: A National Imaginary
6. Portfolio I: Landscapes
* Representative Vistas
* The Southwest: A Regional Aesthetic
* Travel and Tourism
* Scenic People
* Resources
* Infrastructure and Transportation
7. 5. Cityscapes in Linen Postcards: Images of Modernity
8. Portfolio II: Cityscapes
* Overviews
* Skyscrapers
* Main Streets
* Landmarks
* Recreation
* World's Fairs
* Accommodations
9. 6. From a Rearview Mirror: Contemporary Reflections
10. Notes
11. Illustration Credits
12. Index