First Ladies of the Poster The Gold Collection Laura Gold

ISBN: 0-7570-0066-5 ISBN: 978-0-7570-0066-9 Length: 160 Pages Size: 8.5 x 11-inch Format: Quality paperback Full color throughout Category: Art / Graphic Arts Price: $45.00 US Availability: In print   Contents Reviews

This revealing full-color book presents women from the turn of the twentieth century, at a time when they first began to step out of their confining traditional roles and embrace their liberation. These brilliant vintage posters depict women riding bikes, driving cars, working in laboratories, and even preparing to fight for their freedom. A spirit of independence abounds from every page.

This volume features all the top artists of the period: Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Grasset, Chéret, Mucha, De Feure, Cappiello, Steinlen, Grün, Pal, Bradley, Penfield, and others. Their lively images, accurately reflecting the times, inspired women looking to indulge in their newfound freedoms. First Ladies of the Poster provides a unique window into a rigid world in which these possibilities had just begun to reveal themselves.

Laura Gold is one of the most prominent poster dealers in New York. She is a founding member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers Association, and currently sits on its Board of Directors. Laura has been the Director of Park South Gallery at Carnegie Hall since 1965. She has specialized in the subject of women in posters from the turn of the century.

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