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Created by some of the best-known illustrators and graphic designers of the period—including Will H. Bradley, Florence Lundborg, Edward Penfield, and Ethel Reed—these advertisements for books and high-tone periodicals such as \u003cem\u003eHarper\u003c\/em\u003e's and \u003cem\u003eLippincott\u003c\/em\u003e's went beyond the realm of commercial art, incorporating bold, stylised imagery and striking typography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book, based on the renowned Leonard A. Lauder Collection, explores the craze for literary posters, which became sought-after collectibles even in their day. It offers new scholarly perspectives that address the aesthetic sophistication and modernity of the literary poster; the impact of early experiments in the field of advertising psychology; the expanded opportunities for women artists, who played an important role in advancing the so-called poster style; and the printmaking techniques that artists employed in this novel art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA lively survey of a little-known but highly influential period in graphic design, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Literary Poster\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to delight enthusiasts of illustration, advertising, and book arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by The Metropolitan Museum of Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(March 7–June 11, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363012853996,"sku":"9781588397744","price":95.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781588397744.jpg?v=1772912267"},{"product_id":"art-for-the-millions-by-allison-rudnick-9781588397690","title":"Art for the Millions","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReveals how American art in the 1930s—intertwined with the political, social, and economic tumult of an era not so unlike our own—engaged with the public amid global upheaval\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the unprecedented dissemination of art and ideas brought about by new technology and government programs, this publication examines the search for artistic identity in the United States from the stock market crash of 1929 that began the Great Depression to the closure of the Works Progress Administration in 1943. During this time of civil, economic, and social unrest, artists transmitted political ideas and propaganda through a wide range of media, including paintings and sculptures, but also journals, prints, textiles, postcards, and other objects that would have been widely collected, experienced, or encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInsightful essays discuss but go beyond the era’s best-known creators, such as Thomas Hart Benton, Walker Evans, Marsden Hartley, and Georgia O’Keeffe, to highlight artists who have received little scholarly attention, including women and artists of colour as well as designers and illustrators. 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