The Golden Age of Advertising - the 50's
The Golden Age of Advertising - the 50's
Description
Jim Heimann is a resident of Los Angeles, a graphic designer, writer, historian, and instructor at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. . He is the author of numerous books on architecture, popular culture, and Hollywood history
About the Author Jim Heimann is a resident of Los Angeles, a graphic designer, writer, historian, and instructor at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He is the author of numerous books on architecture, popular culture, and Hollywood history.
These ads portray an accurate picture of the colorful capitalism that dominated the spirit of the 50s.. Carelessly flooding society with dangerous misinformation, companies in the 50s promoted everything from vacations in Las Vegas, where guests could watch atomic bombs detonate, to cigarettes as healthy mood-enhancers, promoted by a baby who claims his mother feels better after she smokes a Marlboro. Colorful capitalism (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) As McCarthyism swept across the United States and capitalism was king, white America enjoyed a feeling of pride and se
Great picks of Nostalgic Advertisements! This book is very nostalgic. In comparison to the advertisements of today, they were quite archaic. Still, to look back and see what was available back then (or not all that much today) was really fun. I was born in 1956, right smack in the the middle of this decade, so many of these advertis. Eye Candy for the Nostalgic This book is a delight to the eyes and brings back a flood of memories for those of us old enough to remember these print ads in our favorite magazines. There's a short essay at the beginning of the book, which gives a rather scholarly analysis of the medium and the culture, but the real gold. Beautiful Book! This book is not only fun, it is of the highest quality you can get in Art Books. The ads are colorful, glossy, easy to read and marvel at the incredible 1950s. It is as fine as any Art book, as are all Taschen publications. It is a wonderful depiction of Pop Culture and gives hours and hours