The Postcard Age - Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection (Hardcover)

*In the decades around 1900, postcards were Twitter, e-mail, Flickr and Facebook all wrapped into one. A postcard craze swept the globe, wreaking havoc on international postal systems and giving rise to anecdotes about overburdened postmen who had to leave bags of cards undelivered. Many of these cards were thrown away after they had served their purpose. But not all, as the craze for buying and sending postcards was married to a craze for collecting them. Millions upon millions of postcards were never posted; instead, they were tucked into boxes and albums, unused and in mint condition. Drawing on one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of postcards anywhere, The Postcard Age traces how big historical and cultural themes of the modern era played out on the postcards tiny canvas.

General

Imprint:	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Text writers:	Lynda Klich • Benjamin Weiss
Preface by:	Leonard Lauder
Dimensions:	249 x 224 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	295
ISBN-13:	978-0-87846-781-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Illustration
LSN:	0-87846-781-5
Barcode:	9780878467815

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