Art of the Japanese postcard : the Leonard A. Lauder collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Art of the Japanese postcard : the Leonard A. Lauder collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Lund Humphries, c2004
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- : pbk
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"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from March 10 to June 6, 2004."--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
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: hardback ISBN 9780853319023
Description
From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Japan was a vital world centre for postcard art. More than just casual mail pieces, these postcards were often designed by prominent artists and had a visual impact that belied their modest format. Remarkably beautiful examples of graphic design in their own right, they also recorded the shifting definitions of 'East' and 'West' at a time when such European currents as Art Nouveau began to show up in Japanese visual productions. Art of the Japanese Postcard presents 426 full-colour examples of these cards, culled from the vast Leonard A. Lauder Collection. They are astonishing not only for their beauty and the quality of their printing, but also for the insight they provide into contemporary Japanese artistic practices - insights not relayed in standard histories that focus on painting and sculpture - as well as for the fluid interplay of European and Japanese modes.
Authoritative essays by leading scholars of Japanese art and culture, plus a statement by the collector himself, highlight the design, development, and cultural function of these rarely studied, but highly influential and visually exciting, expressions of graphic genius.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Director's Foreword
- Collector's Preface
- The Art of the Japanese Postcard
- An Opening into a Wider World
- Postcards, Commerce, and Creativity in Japan 1904-1940
- Catalogue - Postcard History, The Russo-Japanese War, Artist Cards, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, The World of Humor, Advertising, New Year's Greetings
- Postcards Observed: Notes on Printing Techniques
- List of Illustrations
- Artists Biographies
- Acknowledgments.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780853319061
Description
From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Japan was a vital world center for postcard art. Art of the Japanese Postcard presents 300 full-color examples of these cards, culled from the vast Leonard A. Lauder Collection. Authoritative essays by leading scholars of Japanese art and culture, plus a statement by the collector himself, highlight the design, development, and cultural function of these rarely studied, but highly influential and visually exciting, expressions of graphic genius. From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Japan was a vital world centre for postcard art. More than just casual mail pieces, these postcards were often designed by prominent artists and had a visual impact that belied their modest format. Remarkably beautiful examples of graphic design in their own right, they also recorded the shifting definitions of 'East' and 'West' at a time when such European currents as Art Nouveau began to show up in Japanese visual productions. Art of the Japanese Postcard presents 350 full-color examples of these cards, culled from the vast Leonard A. Lauder Collection.
They are astonishing not only for their beauty and the quality of their printing, but also for the insight they provide into contemporary Japanese artistic practices - insights not relayed in standard histories that focus on painting and sculpture - as well as for the fluid interplay of European and Japanese modes. Authoritative essays by leading scholars of Japanese art and culture, plus a statement by the collector himself, highlight the design, development, and cultural function of these rarely studied, but highly influential and visually exciting, expressions of graphic genius.
Table of Contents
- Director's Foreword
- Collector's Preface
- The Art of the Japanese Postcard
- An Opening into a Wider World
- Postcards, Commerce, and Creativity in Japan 1904-1940
- Catalogue - Postcard History, The Russo-Japanese War, Artist Cards, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, The World of Humor, Advertising, New Year's Greetings
- Postcards Observed: Notes on Printing Techniques
- List of Illustrations
- Artists Biographies
- Acknowledgments.
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