This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ...poster was the great twentyfour sheet for "Sumurun " by Louis Fancher, in 1913, a brilliant piece of color and delineation, not equalled before or since in the theatrical field in this country. The rise of the motion picture has opened a new field akin to that of the stage, and one in which the producers do not seem to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ...poster was the great twentyfour sheet for "Sumurun " by Louis Fancher, in 1913, a brilliant piece of color and delineation, not equalled before or since in the theatrical field in this country. The rise of the motion picture has opened a new field akin to that of the stage, and one in which the producers do not seem to be so unenterprising as the theatrical managers. In proportion to the total number of large and expensive film productions, the number of good motion picture Courtesy of LIPPINCOTT'S MAGAZINE POSTER LiP#Hcotf, Magazine January, 1898 J. J. Gould 146 PARRISH, J. C. LEYENDECKER Chap. IV posters is however deplorably small. In this field the names of Henry Clive and C. V. Millard should be chronicled. Maxfield Parrish, whom we must always thank for producing one of the most thoroughly charming of American posters "Century, Midsummer 18Q7," is ever original, bizarre, and rich in conception. One of his many characteristics is a love of detail (at the expense of poster-efficiency), with a quaintly elaborate, almost over-studied, technique. He revels in intricate plays of light, shade, and shadow, and in the production of even, though interesting, textures with occasional gently graded tones. His lettering, sometimes bold and sometimes subordinate, is always legible. Compared, in point of poster value, with Cheret, it might be said that his work lacks strength through too much finesse, and that none of his posters could attract attention across a street. Within recent years Parrish has made several drawings for display advertising which are among the finest achievements in advertising in this country. This work consisted of a window-card for "Djer-Kiss" powder, also largely used in full color in the magazines, three twen...
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