Menswear - Vintage People on Photo Postcards (Hardcover, New)

This series celebrates the Bodleian Library's acquisition of Tom Phillips's archive of over 50,000 photographic postcards dating from the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, 'ordinary' people could afford to own their portraits. Each title in this series is thematically assembled and designed by the artist, the covers featuring a linked painting specially created for each title from Tom Phillips's signature work, A Humument. With an illuminating foreword by Eric Musgrave, 'Menswear' presents postcards of men in all manner of outfits, whether formal, practical or casual, dating from around 1900 up to c. 1949. Most of the subjects are posing for portraits, displaying both their individual style and an interpretation of the fashions of the time. The rich variety of accessories on display includes ties, gloves, pocket squares, walking sticks, canes, boutonnieres and spats.

General

Imprint:	Bodleian Library
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Tom Phillips
Foreword by:	Eric Musgrave
Dimensions:	190 x 175 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Paper over boards
Pages:	112
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-85124-378-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design
LSN:	1-85124-378-X
Barcode:	9781851243785

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