Designed to sell : turn-of-the century American posters in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts /

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Author / Creator:Brandt, Frederick R., 1936- author
Imprint:Richmond : The Museum, c1994.
Description:vii, 111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2426301
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Other authors / contributors:Koch, Robert, 1918-2003
Meggs, Philip B.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
ISBN:0917046382 (pbk.)
Notes:"Published on the occasion of a special installation of posters ... November 8, 1994 through January 8, 1995"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-103) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction: Posters, Patrons, and Publishers / Frederick R. Brandt
  • Ch. 2. Signs of the Times: The Artists / Robert Koch
  • Ch. 3. Turn-of-the-Century American Posters: Art + Technology = Graphic Design / Philip B. Meggs
  • Ch. 4. Technical Notes: From Artist's Vision to Printed Poster Printing Processes and Turn-of-the Century Posters / Philip B. Meggs
  • Ch. 5. Catalogue of the Collection / Frederick R. Brandt and M. Kathryn Shields.