Florida Kitsch - Softcover

Outwater, Myra Yellin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764309447 ISBN 13: 9780764309441

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US), 1999

Synopsis

Florida is the land of pink flamingos, bathing beauties, palm trees, coconuts, and beaches. It is a tourist mecca and a treasure trove of souvenirs. This book is a salute to the popular Florida tourist culture of the 1940s through the 1970s, when mostly northern tourists embraced the Florida sun and beaches with open arms, discovering along with Florida's natural beauty, a lot of kooky kitsch. Kitsch is colorful, funky, fun, and collectible. This book, with its 250 photos, remembers the nostalgic, whimsical objects often bought on impulse, brought home as gifts or mementos, and then relegated to shelves, attics, and bathrooms to sit for years, undusted, as visible reminders of happy trips. Whether a native of Florida, a seasonal visitor, or one in need of a getaway, this book is sure to evoke a bit of Florida sunshine for all.

About this title

Synopsis:

This work is a salute to the popular Florida tourist culture of the 1940s through the 1970s. The text, with its 250 photographs, remembers the nostalgic, whimsical objects often bought on impulse, brought home as gifts or mementoes.'

About the Author:

The Authors, Myra Yellin Outwater and Eric Outwater have written three other Schiffer Books: Advertising Dolls (1997), Ocean Liner Collectibles (1998) and Judaica (1999).

About this edition

• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0764309447
• ISBN 13: 9780764309441
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112