American Christmas Cards, 1900-1960
by Kenneth L. Ames and Kenneth Ames
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American Christmas Cards, 1900-1960
Synopsis
The power of Christmas derives from the appeal of its repeated rituals, the presumed antiquity of its traditions, and from its ability to adapt to changing cultural conditions. Christmas cards seemed inevitable and ubiquitous, but in recent years the genre has been visibly in decline. It is now evident that the Christmas card was a culturally specific artifact, a distinctive way in which a fundamental human gesture could be expressed within a commercial, materialistic, and rapidly changing society. This stylish book explores the imagery, graphic forms, subjectmatter, and significance of Christmas cards in their chronological timeframe to reveal an important area of American material culture. There is much to surprise and delight.
Product details
- ISBN:
- 9780300176872
- Category:
- General
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2011-10-31
- Series:
- Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture S.
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Illustrations:
- 250 colour illustrations
- Country of origin:
- USA
- Pages:
- 320
- Pagination:
- 320 pages, 250 colour illustrations
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229 x 178
- Weight:
- 680g
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