Cover Story: The Art of American Magazine Covers 1900-1950

Cover Story: The Art of American Magazine Covers 1900-1950
ISBN-10
0811808165
ISBN-13
9780811808163
Series
Cover Story
Category
Art / History / General
Pages
144
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Authors
Steven Heller, Louise Fili

Description

Uncle Sam. The Gibson Girl. Some of America's most memorable images made their debuts on the covers of magazines. During the Golden Age of the American magazine cover, the corner newsstand was a veritable gallery for some of the country's leading illustrators, artists, and cartoonists. This volume showcases over 200 remarkable covers from publications as diverse as Saturday Evening Post, Harper's Bazaar, Fortune, Good Housekeeping, and Vanity Fair. 280 color illustrations.

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