Chronologically examines the schools and styles of American illustration since 1860 and profiles hundreds of artists, including Theodore Geisel, Louise Patterson, and John Collier.
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The major reference work of the history of modern American illustration includes all the important illustrators, and representations of their work of the late 19th and complete 20th centuries. This volume acts as a complete course study of American Illustration and for this reason is a most valued tool for understanding the history of illustration in this country. Walt Reed, respected historian of American illustration, has done a masterful job of selecting the most appropriate images to represent each of the 450+ illustrators in this book. The artists appear in the decade in which their influence was most strongly felt. Included is a biographical sketch of each of the artists, setting forth all the facts needed to help in the understanding of the artists and their work.
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Condition: Very Good. 452 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. A fascinating history of modern American illustrations traces 140 years of endeavor and the work of more than 450 artistis--including such masters as Maxfield Parrish, Rockwell Kent, and Theodore Geisel--and discusses the different schools of illustration, styles, artistic innovations and trends, and more. DUE TO WEIGHT, This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. International customers please ask for a shipping quote before purchasing. Record # 350843. Seller Inventory # 350843
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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 452 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine blue with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket. Mild rubbing to head and tail of book spine and to corners of boards. Inscribed by Reed on half title page. Errata slip laid in. Shelved in American Art. 1415172. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Signed. Seller Inventory # 1415172
Seller: Dale A. Sorenson, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Third Expanded Edition. New York: Society of Illustrators, (2001). Third Edition (New Expanded Edition). Signed & inscribed by Walt Reed "to John G. Fantucchio - cartoonist, illustrator, artist" and signed by editor Roger Reed, on the half-title page. 12 x 9.25 in. 452pp. Errata slip and publisher's order brochure laid in. Over 650 artists includes, their biographies, examples of signatures, and their best works. Illustrations in full color throughout. ISBN 0942604806; Color Illustrations throughout; 12 x 9.25 inches; 452 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 9228
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