Michael Oriard

Art of Football (eBook, PDF)

The Early Game in the Golden Age of Illustration

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Art of Football is a singular look at early college football art and illustrations. This collection contains more than two hundred images, many rare or previously unpublished, from a variety of sources, including artists Winslow Homer, Edward Penfield, J. C. Leyendecker, Frederic Remington, Charles Dana Gibson, George Bellows, and many others. Along with the rich art that captured the essence of football during its early period, Michael Oriard provides a historical context for the images and for football during this period, showing that from the beginning it was perceived more as a test of courage and training in manliness than simply an athletic endeavor. Oriard's analysis shows how these early artists had to work out for themselves¿and for readers¿what in the new game should be highlighted and how it should appear on the page or canvas. The Art of Football takes modern readers back to the day when players themselves were new to the sport, and illustrators had...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781496200105
• Artikelnr.: 48678452