Summary
American-born Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954)—known as the ‘Poster King’— is recognized as one of the most important designers to have worked in England and the United States in the first half of the twentieth century. This book, which critically surveys Kauffer’s entire career, deals with his acclaimed posters but also emphasizes other aspects of his career as a designer: book jackets, book illustrations, carpets, textiles, and theatre costumes and sets. An Artist in Design is the first detailed study of Kauffer’s complete working life and provides a thorough and balanced assessment of its significance.
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Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction to An Artist in Design
- I. Apprenticeship
- 1. Quickenings (1890–1914)
- 2. Personal Equations (1914–1921)
- II. The Poster Artist
- 3. ‘Genuine Art’
- 4. Chameleon: 1915–1921
- 5. Alchemist: 1921–1930
- 6. New Bearings (1927–1939)
- III. Other Ventures
- 7. Judging a Book by Its Cover (1917–1939)
- 8. No Man’s Land: Book Illustrations, 1925–1938
- 9. Fresh Directions (1919–1937)
- 10. The Artist at Forty-Five (1935)
- IV. Exile
- 11. Reversal of Fortune (1940)
- 12. Posters in America (1940–1954)
- 13. The Cover Sells the Book (1940–1954)
- 14. New Challenges: Book Illustrations (1940–1954)
- Epilogue: ‘The Walls of London Bloomed’
- Short Titles in the Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Details
- Pages
- XX, 276
- Publication Year
- 2025
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783034351515
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9783034351522
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9783034351508
- DOI
- 10.3726/b22130
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2024 (December)
- Keywords
- Design history posters history of posters dust jackets book illustration
- Published
- New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2025. XX, 276 pp., 2 b/w ill., 113 color ill.
- Product Safety
- Peter Lang Group AG
