Presidential Campaign Posters

Two Hundred Years of Election Art

The Library of Congress (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2012
Quirk Books (Verlag)
978-1-59474-554-6 (ISBN)

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An oversized collection of the most striking and thought-providing presidential campaign posters throughout American history—perfect for political junkies and history buffs alike

Shepard Fairey’s instant-classic “Hope” poster for Barack Obama elevated the age-old art of the campaign poster back into the forefront of American awareness. Now, dig through the Library of Congress archives and discover the amazing, kickass posters that are every bit as cool 200 years later!

See Andrew Jackson go classy, elegant, and minimalist—while his opponent offers a coffin-laden accounting of all the dead bodies Jackson left behind. Watch as Grover Cleveland decks out his poster with a portrait of his new 21-year-old First Lady; Adlai Stevenson tries really hard to convince everyone not to vote for Dwight Eisenhower; and Richard Nixon grins at us like a favorite TV-sitcom dad.

Every poster is backed with colorful historical commentary and additional artwork. Presidential Campaign Posters is the perfect gift for political junkies of all ages.

The Library of Congress has been the guardian of the nation’s memory for more than two centuries. The writers and editors in its publishing office collaborate with curators, reference librarians, and subject specialists to produce books and other materials that open its ever-growing collections and activities to the nation and the world.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.7.2012
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	282 x 356 mm
Gewicht	1343 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-59474-554-4 / 1594745544
ISBN-13	978-1-59474-554-6 / 9781594745546
Zustand	Neuware