Ballyhoo!
posters as portraiture
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2008 - National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
39,750 words, Guess
Page Count
159 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780295988627
- ISBN-100295988622
- LibraryThing8275511
- Goodreads6049058
- Library of Congress Control Number2008925960
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number225876246
- Better World Books9780295988627
- Open LibraryOL23174375M
Classifications
- LCCNC1849.C43 R43 2008
- LCCNC1805.W18 N38 2008
Description
"Ballyhoo! looks at the poster as a form of popular portraiture. These celebrity likenesses are dramatic - and often enormous - but in fact, what a poster communicates about an individual is usually secondary to its principal message: Barnum and Bailey announcing the arrival of their circus, the Woodbury Soap company using Veronica Lake to promote its "matched make-up," Greta Garbo advertising the Swedish version of Queen Christina, or Bette Midler publicizing her 1973 concert at the Palace Theater." "By interweaving the three themes of poster art, celebrity promotion, and advertising, Ballyhoo! suggests how a famous face can enhance the message of the poster and, conversely, how posters have defined and disseminated images of prominent Americans. Furthermore, posters provide an instructive glimpse of an era's prevailing ideals, prejudices, and presumptions." "These images remind us of the ubiquitous presence of portrait images outside the world of fine art. Widely disseminated forms of popular portraiture - like the poster - remain a profound influence in our culture."--Jacket.
Subjects
Topics
Genres
- Posters
- Exhibitions
- Portraits
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