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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Arkansas Press
ISBN-101557284806
ISBN-139781557284808
eBay Product ID (ePID)925457
Product Key Features
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGhost Signs of Arkansas
Publication Year1997
SubjectArchaeology, Graffiti & Street Art, Advertising & Promotion, Photoessays & Documentaries
TypeTextbook
AuthorCynthia Haas
Subject AreaArt, Social Science, Photography, Business & Economics
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN97-016653
IllustratedYes
SynopsisFrom the late 1800s to the early 1950s, painted wall signs were a major mode of advertisement for both national companies and local businesses across America. Many of these artistic messages, now faded, peeling, and partially covered, still peek out from the storefronts, barns, alleyways, warehouses, theaters, and even stagecoach stops they once decorated. Photographer Jeff Holder and author Cynthia Haas explore this often overlooked art form in Arkansas and show us signs that appear mysteriously in the rain, signs that are curiously painted in remote places, images and words now only half decipherable. From Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, and Grapette Soda to Kis-Me-Gum, Uneeda Biscuit, and Snowdrift Flour, the logos and slogans are at once familiar and enigmatic. Archival photographs reference the time when these brightly colored messages covered the facades of downtown buildings. Of particular interest in this book are the profiles of three wall dogs, or sign painters, who remember the difficulties and joys of their unusual profession., From the late 1800s to the early 1950s, painted wall signs were a major mode of advertisement for both national companies and local businesses across America. Many of these artistic messages, now faded, peeling, and partially covered, still peek out from the storefronts, barns, alleyways, warehouses, theaters, and even stagecoach stops they once decorated. Photographer Jeff Holder and author Cynthia Haas explore this often overlooked art form in Arkansas and show us signs that appear mysteriously in the rain, signs that are curiously painted in remote places, images and words now only half decipherable. From Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, and Grapette Soda to Kis-Me-Gum, Uneeda Biscuit, and Snowdrift Flour, the logos and slogans are at once familiar and enigmatic. Archival photographs reference the time when these brightly colored messages covered the facades of downtown buildings. Of particular interest in this book are the profiles of three "wall dogs," or sign painters, who remember the difficulties and joys of their unusual profession. Ghost Signs of Arkansas ties us to a gentler past, a time when Main Street was the center of a community's life, before mass media forced grand-scale advertising from brick walls to the television screen. In documenting a fading but valuable traditional art form, this book fills a gap in both the cultural fabric of Arkansas towns and the history of American art.
LC Classification NumberHF5841.H35 1997
