For people with eyes
The «All-American Ads» series covers eight decades of American advertising design.
The "All-American Ads" series comprises eight
Decades of American commercial art together. Book one with
advertisements and posters from the years 1900 to 1919 surprises with
Hundreds of artistically sophisticated subjects from a time when
consumerism was not yet rampant. Most advertisements and posters
were, in contrast to today, heavily text-heavy and are a reflection of the
the American
society before and during the First World War. For example when
the wife pours a beer for her husband, who is reading the newspaper.
Headline "The Evening Glass of Cheer". Those were the days. (rh)
All-American Ads 1900-1919 by Jim Heimann; Taschen, 2005, 638 pages, 50 francs.
Decades of American commercial art together. Book one with
advertisements and posters from the years 1900 to 1919 surprises with
Hundreds of artistically sophisticated subjects from a time when
consumerism was not yet rampant. Most advertisements and posters
were, in contrast to today, heavily text-heavy and are a reflection of the
the American
society before and during the First World War. For example when
the wife pours a beer for her husband, who is reading the newspaper.
Headline "The Evening Glass of Cheer". Those were the days. (rh)
All-American Ads 1900-1919 by Jim Heimann; Taschen, 2005, 638 pages, 50 francs.
