Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints - Hardcover

Wert, Hal Elliott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 076033787X ISBN 13: 9780760337875

Publisher: Zenith Press, 2009

Synopsis

Winner, Benjamin Franklin Award™ (Independent Book Publishers Association), Political/Current Events categoryIn Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints, Kansas City Art Institute professor Hal Elliott Wert unveils one of the largest Barack Obama campaign poster collections in existence. This is a collection to be treasured by everyone who was inspired and mobilized by the Obama campaign.Among the unique features of this landmark book: More than 170 posters from Hal Werts personal collection A Catalog of Posters and Prints with background information on each featured piece The social and political context of the Obama poster movement and its place in the history of American presidential campaign art Foreword by Ray Noland, the street artist credited with starting the nationwide guerrilla poster movement in support of Obama The interior of the dust jacket folds out into a full-color reproduction of artist David Choes Hope posterA portion of this books proceeds fund the National Art Education Association.

About this title

About the Author

Hal Elliott Wert has been a professor at the Kansas City Art Institute since 1972. He has authored a number of publications, book reviews, and papers on a range of subjects. He has spoken at numerous art galleries and has written many articles on presidential politics and campaign posters, including a feature on the Obama poster movement for Review magazine. His traveling exhibition, featuring many signed-and-numbered, limited-edition posters included in this book, was done in partnership with the Mid-America Arts Alliance.Hal Elliott Wert has been a professor at the Kansas City Art Institute since 1972. He has authored a number of publications, book reviews, and papers on a range of subjects. He has spoken at numerous art galleries and has written many articles on presidential politics and campaign posters, including a feature on the Obama poster movement for Review magazine. His traveling exhibition, featuring many signed-and-numbered, limited-edition posters included in this book, was done in partnership with the Mid-America Arts Alliance.

From the Back Cover

In Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints, Kansas City Art Institute professor Hal Elliott Wert unveils one of the largest Barack Obama campaign poster collections in existence. This is a collection to be treasured by everyone who was inspired and mobilized by the Obama campaign.

Among the unique features of this landmark book:

· More than 170 posters from Hal Wert s personal collection

· A Catalog of Posters and Prints with background information on each featured piece

· The social and political context of the Obama poster movement and its place in the history of American presidential campaign art

· Foreword by Ray Noland, the street artist credited with starting the nationwide guerrilla poster movement in support of Obama

· The interior of the dust jacket folds out into a full-color reproduction of artist David Choe s Hope poster

From the Inside Flap

Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints offers a striking and comprehensive visual chronology of artwork created during Obama s historic run for the presidency. Until now, most of these posters have been seen only by a limited number of viewers in the primary states. Others have rarely been seen outside the urban core or the art gallery world.

Hal Elliott Wert has been a professor at the Kansas City Art Institute since 1972. He has authored a number of publications, book reviews, and papers on a range of subjects. He has spoken at numerous art galleries and has written many articles on presidential politics and campaign posters, including a feature on the Obama poster movement for Review magazine. His traveling exhibition, featuring many signed-and-numbered, limited-edition posters included in this book, was done in partnership with the Mid-America Arts Alliance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076033787X
• ISBN 13: 9780760337875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 188