Boring postcards. Ediz. illustrata: 0000 - Rilegato

Phaidon Press

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ISBN 10: 0714838950 ISBN 13: 9780714838953

Casa editrice: Phaidon, 2003

Riassunto

The 160 postcards presented in this volume have been reproduced as found, in their original size, with all the character of the original reproduction, amateur retouching, crinkly edges and bent corners. Treated as art objects with a classic white border surround, each is captioned with their original descriptor as printed on the front or reverse - for example: A40 Traffic; Market Precinct, Scunthorpe; A bend on Porlock Hill. All the postcards featured depict scenes in the British Isles; most stem from a period of optimism in Britain as new civic centres, motorways, airports and power stations were built and launched. To qualify as "boring", the photographs had to be arguably boring or absent of anything interesting. The postcards, finally, are not boring at all, but powerful, interesting and loaded statements about time and place and the aesthetic of Britain.

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Physical description: 176 p. : chiefly facsims. (chiefly col.) ; 15 x 21 cm. Summary: The 160 postcards presented in this volume have been reproduced as found, in their original size, with all the character of the original reproduction, amateur retouching, crinkly edges and bent corners. Treated as art objects with a classic white border surround, each is captioned with their original descriptor and depict scenes in the British Isles. The postcards, finally, are not boring at all, but powerful, interesting and loaded statements about time and place and the aesthetic of Britain. Subject: Parr, Martin - Art collections. Postcards - Great Britain - Pictorial works - History - 20th century. Postcards - 20th century - Graphic design - Documentation. Great Britain/United States - Social history - 20th century - 1950s-1970s. British Isles - Depictions - 1950-1999. Photographs: collections ; Social & cultural history. Photography/ Subjects & Themes / Regional/ Individual Photographers / General. Genre: Illustrated. text.

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• Editore: Phaidon
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0714838950
• ISBN 13: 9780714838953
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 176
• Redattore: Parr Martin