“The ads themselves, besides being graphically stunning, are as eloquent about mid-century Americans as any eyewitness report.”
The aftermath of World War II brought unprecedented pride and prosperity to the American people. From Western Electric communication tools (for “the modern battle”) to Seagram’s whiskey (for “Men Who Plan Beyond Tomorrow”) to the Hoover vacuum (“For every woman who is proud of her home”), the postwar era represented a flood of products and services for every occasion.Combining social, corporate, and graphic history, this new hardcover edition of 1940s ads follows America’s development through the anxieties of war to the buying-frenzy of peace. These colorful signs of the times feature both blasts from the past and many brand names still going strong today. It’s hard to believe that the company who made your ultra-compact mobile phone was once advertising portable radios with “Motorola: More radio pleasure for less money,” or that Electrolux didn’t have any qualms about using Mandy, the portly black maid, to promote their new silent refrigerators: “Lor-dy, it sure is quiet!”Through motorcars, cigarettes, lipsticks, and cans of Campbell’s soup, this is an at once entertaining and eye-opening survey of the fears, fads, and dreams that characterized a decisive decade.
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Tracing 1940s America through advertising, this new hardcover collection edited by Jim Heimann follows the ads of the United States through the propaganda of war to the mass consumerism of peace. Through motorcars, cigarettes, lipsticks, and cans of Campbell’s soup, this is an entertaining and eye-opening survey of the fears, fads, and dreams...
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ISBN
9783836551311
Publisert
2014-06-02
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Taschen Gmbh
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2956 gr
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274 mm
Bredde
210 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
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Engelsk
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