Dorothy and Otis: Designing the American Dream by Hathaway, Norman; Nadel, Dan - 2014-11-04

Harper Design, 2014-11-04. Hardcover. Good. 10x10x0. Ex library, no other marks noted in text, oversized hc with dj, NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPINGAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

New York: Harper Collins, 2014. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 250 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color photographs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 352411

New York: Harper Design, 2014. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 256 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. A lavish, gorgeously designed full-color collection that showcases the designs of Dorothy and Otis Shepard, two groundbreaking giants of early twentieth-century American advertising. Dorothy and Otis Shepard are the unsung heroes of early twentieth-century North American visual culture. Together, they were the first American graphic designers to work in multiple mediums and scales with equal skill and vision, and their work remains brilliant; yet their names are little known today. Dorothy and Otis chronicles their story in detail for the first time. It explores the Shepards’ penchant for abstraction and modernism, and shows how the advent of billboard advertising inspired their creativity—large campaigns that matched the grandeur of their lifestyle. Throughout, it demonstrates how their influence touched all… Read More