Vintage Travel Posters
Vintage Travel Posters

Author: Gill Saunders

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500480281

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From the restorative retreat of a palm-lined beach to the brisk breeze of Bridlington, holidaying by the sea is a pastime that's hard to beat. For over a century, be it by boat, by train, by car or by plane, we've flocked to the coast at home and abroad. Once essential advertisements, these stylish vintage posters now present a picturesque glimpse into the Golden Age of travel in the first half of the twentieth century.With 30 detachable posters, this lovingly curated collection, drawn from the V&A's renowned archive, is a celebration of a great tradition: the summer getaway. Whether you crave a leisurely luxury cruise or design inspiration, these gorgeous posters will earn their place on your wall. Packed with design classics, from striking art deco to the elegantly painterly, this poster set is an invaluable itinerary to transport you back to the sun, sea and sand.

Travel Italia!
Travel Italia!

Author: Lorenzo Ottaviani

Publisher:

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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Travel Italia is a must-have gift for anyone interested in Italy or in the art and design of the poster. Organised by region, it features Italy's foremost tourist destinations by drawing on an unparalleled collection of over 150 vintage posters and paintings from 1920 through 1960 commissioned by the Italian National Tourism Agency. Each vibrantly coloured, hand-rendered poster design features a particular destination, ranging from the main art cities (such as Florence and Bologna) to lesser known alpine jewels (such as Cadore and Dobbiaco). Commissions for poster art creation were given to well-known artists of the time, such as Mario Puppo, A.M. Cassandre, and Mario Borgoni, among others, and many of their dazzling works are featured in these pages.

Vintage Travel Posters Postcards
Vintage Travel Posters Postcards

Author: Dover Publications Inc

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 0486488926

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Nostalgic poster images evoke a world of romance, glamour, and adventure. Twelve colorful postcards in a variety of early-20th-century styles offer appealing invitations to vacation at the New York World's Fair of 1939, Atlantic City, the beaches of California and the Mediterranean, Italy, France, and other exciting locales.

Vintage Travel Posters
Vintage Travel Posters

Author: Patience Coster

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781784044985

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Vintage Travel is a sumptuous, stylish gathering together of tourism posters from the end of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth century. During this period, the travel poster's heyday, many graphic and fine artists devoted their skills to producing images that would entice the work-weary (and often war-weary) public to go on vacation. Produced for a range of commercial organizations, including vehicle manufacturers, shipping lines, railway companies, and airlines, these posters chart changing patterns of tourism, as well as changes in society, art, architecture, and fashion. Vintage Travel includes gorgeous full-color posters and supporting text that provides fascinating insights into the social and cultural history.

Color Your Own Old-Fashioned Travel Posters and Luggage Labels
Color Your Own Old-Fashioned Travel Posters and Luggage Labels

Author: Eric Gottesman

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2006-09-15

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0486452158

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Technological marvels such as railroads, ocean liners, and airplanes helped create an explosion in pleasure travel during the early 20th century. At the same time, poster art — with its dynamic images and bold letters — inspired travelers to see the world. Loaded with first-class fun, this coloring book is on the travel itinerary with thirty full-page images of glamorous and luxurious vacation spots. Based on authentic posters and labels of the period, the dramatically rendered signs advertise the sunny beaches of France and Italy, the excitement of Grand Prix racing in Monaco, winter sports in the French Alps, the marvelous sights of European capitals, and other scenic areas.

The Art Deco Poster
The Art Deco Poster

Author: William Crouse

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 2016-12-22

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780500293065

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Long-time poster aficionado William Crouse has selected over 300 of the most soughtafter examples of poster art created between the wars for this definitive volume. Organized thematically into subject categories (aviation, communication, fashion and more), this book includes over 300 highly rare and even unique examples by masters of the art form, including Nizzoli, Cassandre and Beall. Each poster - digitally photographed under carefully controlled conditions - is accompanied by an expanded caption that addresses the aesthetic, sociological, economic and/or political context of the image. Introduced by Art Deco specialist Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Posters is an essential addition for all interested in graphic design, Art Deco, and life and culture between 1919 and 1939.

Paint by Sticker: Travel
Paint by Sticker: Travel

Author: Workman Publishing

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2017-03-21

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 0761193634

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Paint by Sticker: Travel celebrates a time when elegant posters, in an Art Deco style, beckoned visitors to faraway romantic places—from Venice, with its canals and gondolas, to Cairo, gateway to the pyramids—all through the absorbing activity of painting by sticker. Paint by Sticker is a compelling new activity for crafters and artists, doodlers and coloring book enthusiasts of all ages. As in paint-by-number, each template is divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, place it. And then the next, and the next, and the next, until your “poster” comes to life. Paint by Sticker: Travel includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant, nostalgic travel posters—the stickers, the templates, the intuitive directions. The works include Moscow, home of St. Basil’s Cathedral and its candy-colored onion domes. India and the Taj Mahal, crown jewel in a world of fascinating destinations. Bermuda. Monaco. Japan and its cherry blossoms and pagodas. Bon voyage!

Posters of the WPA
Posters of the WPA

Author: Christopher DeNoon

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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These posters were designed for other federal agencies, and as travel posters, education and civic activity posters, health and safety posters, and propaganda posters for World War II.

Milton Glaser Posters
Milton Glaser Posters

Author: Milton Glaser

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2018-03-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419729935

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Milton Glaser has designed more than 500 posters. Some, like his 1967 Bob Dylan poster for Columbia Records, are icons; others, like the series celebrating "I [heart] New York," evoke his best-known works. Milton Glaser Posters includes more than 400 of them, with Glaser's own commentary describing his intentions and inspiration. It is a delight for the art lover, an education in visual storytelling, and a journey through the cultural life of half a century, all rolled into one compact, intense book.

Antique or Junque Volume II: Finding Your Treasure
Antique or Junque Volume II: Finding Your Treasure

Author: Anne McCollam

Publisher: Creators Publishing

Published: 2016-01-15

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13: 1942448724

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Anne McCollam is a nationally syndicated lifestyle columnist for Creators Syndicate. This is a collection of the very best of Antique or Junque from 2014.