Fashion drawing in Vogue /
"The celebration of the art of looking good has always demanded talent, vision, and style, and the artists recruited to fill the pages of Vogue since 1909--when it was taken over by Condé Nast-- have possessed these qualities in abundance. Their brilliant drawings chronicle not only fashion but...
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Published: |
Thames and Hudson,
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Publisher Address: | New York, N.Y. : |
Publication Dates: |
1989. ©1983 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"The celebration of the art of looking good has always demanded talent, vision, and style, and the artists recruited to fill the pages of Vogue since 1909--when it was taken over by Condé Nast-- have possessed these qualities in abundance. Their brilliant drawings chronicle not only fashion but also, with wit and delicacy, the whole comedy of manners that is the international social round."--Amazon.com viewed Aug. 1, 2022. |
Item Description: |
Includes index. Reprinted 2010. |
Carrier Form: | 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
ISBN: |
9780500275283 0500275289 |
Index Number: | TT509 |
CLC: | J533.5-64 |
Call Number: | J533.5-64/P119 |
Contents: |
A wider tradition and a particular discipline -- 1923-1934: Art deco and the artists of the Gazette du Bon Ton; fashion illustration and the modern movement in art -- 1935-1946: Romantic expressionism and applied surrealism; Vogue's eye on society in peace and war -- 1947-1983: A new look and a continuing graphic tradition; from constant practice to occasional use -- Vogue looks at its artists. |