Postcard America :: Curt Teich and the imaging of a nation, 1931/1950 /
From the Great Depression through the early postwar years, any postcard sent in America was more than likely a "linen" card. Colorized in vivid, often exaggerated hues and printed on card stock embossed with a linen-like texture, linen postcards celebrated the American scene with views of...
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| Zusammenfassung: | From the Great Depression through the early postwar years, any postcard sent in America was more than likely a "linen" card. Colorized in vivid, often exaggerated hues and printed on card stock embossed with a linen-like texture, linen postcards celebrated the American scene with views of majestic landscapes, modern cityscapes, roadside attractions, and other notable features. These colorful images portrayed the United States as shimmering with promise, quite unlike the black-and-white worlds of documentary photography or Life magazine. Linen postcards were enormously popular, with close to a billion printed and sold. Postcard America offers the first comprehensive study of these cards and their cultural significance. Drawing on the production files of Curt Teich & Co. of Chicago, the originator of linen postcards, Jeffrey L. Meikle reveals how photographic views were transformed into colorized postcard images, often by means of manipulation--adding and deleting details or collaging bits and pieces from several photos. He presents two extensive portfolios of postcards--landscapes and cityscapes--that comprise a representative iconography of linen postcard views. For each image, Meikle explains the postcard's subject, describes aspects of its production, and places it in social and cultural contexts. In the concluding chapter, he shifts from historical interpretation to a contemporary viewpoint, considering nostalgia as a motive for collectors and others who are fascinated today by these striking images. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (viii, 508 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781477308592 1477308598 9781477308608 1477308601 |
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| contents | "They do say it's real" : an introduction to linen postcards -- Curt Teich and the early history of postcards -- The linen postcard : innovation and aesthetics -- Landscapes in linen postcards : a national imaginary -- Cityscapes in linen postcards : images of modernity -- From a rearview mirror : contemporary reflections. |
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| spelling | Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqbgHh8JYB94FHdbp4Qbd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79068719 Postcard America : Curt Teich and the imaging of a nation, 1931/1950 / Jeffrey L. Meikle. First edition. Austin : University of Texas Press, [2015] ©2015 1 online resource (viii, 508 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. From the Great Depression through the early postwar years, any postcard sent in America was more than likely a "linen" card. Colorized in vivid, often exaggerated hues and printed on card stock embossed with a linen-like texture, linen postcards celebrated the American scene with views of majestic landscapes, modern cityscapes, roadside attractions, and other notable features. These colorful images portrayed the United States as shimmering with promise, quite unlike the black-and-white worlds of documentary photography or Life magazine. Linen postcards were enormously popular, with close to a billion printed and sold. Postcard America offers the first comprehensive study of these cards and their cultural significance. Drawing on the production files of Curt Teich & Co. of Chicago, the originator of linen postcards, Jeffrey L. Meikle reveals how photographic views were transformed into colorized postcard images, often by means of manipulation--adding and deleting details or collaging bits and pieces from several photos. He presents two extensive portfolios of postcards--landscapes and cityscapes--that comprise a representative iconography of linen postcard views. For each image, Meikle explains the postcard's subject, describes aspects of its production, and places it in social and cultural contexts. In the concluding chapter, he shifts from historical interpretation to a contemporary viewpoint, considering nostalgia as a motive for collectors and others who are fascinated today by these striking images. "They do say it's real" : an introduction to linen postcards -- Curt Teich and the early history of postcards -- The linen postcard : innovation and aesthetics -- Landscapes in linen postcards : a national imaginary -- Cityscapes in linen postcards : images of modernity -- From a rearview mirror : contemporary reflections. Print version record. Curt Teich Postcard Collection (Lake County Museum) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85134478 Curt Teich Postcard Collection (Lake County Museum) fast Postcards United States History 20th century. Postcards Collectors and collecting United States. ART Techniques Drawing. bisacsh HISTORY / United States / 20th Century bisacsh Postcards fast Postcards Collectors and collecting fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 1900-1999 fast History fast has work: Postcard America (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGtrd6w9GhDvhXMp3HKxtC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949- Postcard America. First edition 9780292726611 (DLC) 2015023704 (OCoLC)907205894 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1081320 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Meikle, Jeffrey L., 1949- Postcard America : Curt Teich and the imaging of a nation, 1931/1950 / "They do say it's real" : an introduction to linen postcards -- Curt Teich and the early history of postcards -- The linen postcard : innovation and aesthetics -- Landscapes in linen postcards : a national imaginary -- Cityscapes in linen postcards : images of modernity -- From a rearview mirror : contemporary reflections. Curt Teich Postcard Collection (Lake County Museum) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85134478 Curt Teich Postcard Collection (Lake County Museum) fast Postcards United States History 20th century. Postcards Collectors and collecting United States. ART Techniques Drawing. bisacsh HISTORY / United States / 20th Century bisacsh Postcards fast Postcards Collectors and collecting fast |
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| title | Postcard America : Curt Teich and the imaging of a nation, 1931/1950 / |
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| title_full | Postcard America : Curt Teich and the imaging of a nation, 1931/1950 / Jeffrey L. Meikle. |
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| topic | Curt Teich Postcard Collection (Lake County Museum) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85134478 Curt Teich Postcard Collection (Lake County Museum) fast Postcards United States History 20th century. Postcards Collectors and collecting United States. ART Techniques Drawing. bisacsh HISTORY / United States / 20th Century bisacsh Postcards fast Postcards Collectors and collecting fast |
| topic_facet | Curt Teich Postcard Collection (Lake County Museum) Postcards United States History 20th century. Postcards Collectors and collecting United States. ART Techniques Drawing. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century Postcards Postcards Collectors and collecting United States History |
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