American Popular Illustration - (American Popular Culture) by James J Best (Hardcover)

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?Best ... limits himself to sources that are reasonably accessible' and deals only with American illustrators who he feels have made a significant contribution to the body of American illustration.' This theme is surveyed under such topics as history and aesthetics, major illustrated works, major illustrators, social and artistic context, and illustration media. For each of these areas there is a discussion of the subject interspersed with citations for relevant books.... Following each section, there is a full bibliography of the works mentioned in it. ... Useful for those doing beginning research....?-Choice

?Best's thorough, readable, and well-organized guide is a real contribution to scholarship because popular illustration sadly exists in a gray area.... Librarians should find it useful for both collection evaluation and selection since the bibliographies include works ranging from key nineteenth-century books to recent journal articles. Appendixes annotate relevant magazines and periodicals, describe major collections of original artwork and illustrated books, and list (by artist) outstanding examples of illustrated books. An accurate analytic Index completes the volume. Most public and academic libraries, particularly those with emphases on art history, American studies, American popular culture, or book collection, will want to acquire American Popular Illustration.?-Reference Books Bulletin

"Best ... limits himself to sources that are reasonably accessible' and deals only with American illustrators who he feels have made a significant contribution to the body of American illustration.' This theme is surveyed under such topics as history and aesthetics, major illustrated works, major illustrators, social and artistic context, and illustration media. For each of these areas there is a discussion of the subject interspersed with citations for relevant books.... Following each section, there is a full bibliography of the works mentioned in it. ... Useful for those doing beginning research...."-Choice

"Best's thorough, readable, and well-organized guide is a real contribution to scholarship because popular illustration sadly exists in a gray area.... Librarians should find it useful for both collection evaluation and selection since the bibliographies include works ranging from key nineteenth-century books to recent journal articles. Appendixes annotate relevant magazines and periodicals, describe major collections of original artwork and illustrated books, and list (by artist) outstanding examples of illustrated books. An accurate analytic Index completes the volume. Most public and academic libraries, particularly those with emphases on art history, American studies, American popular culture, or book collection, will want to acquire American Popular Illustration."-Reference Books Bulletin