Image: Number Four Spring 1950
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Damage around spine.
A landmark publication in mid-century British design culture, Image: Number Four Spring 1950 presents a curated collection of visual art, typography, and graphic design that captures the creative spirit of postwar Britain. Edited by Robert Harling — a distinguished typographer, designer, and editor — this issue of the influential arts journal Image showcases the intersection of fine art and commercial design at a pivotal moment in the nation's cultural recovery. With an authoritative yet accessible tone, it illustrates the aesthetic debates and artistic movements that were reshaping British visual culture in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Each contribution reflects Harling's meticulous editorial vision, drawing together illustrators, typographers, and artists whose work defined the era's distinctive graphic sensibility. A rare and invaluable artifact for collectors, design historians, and anyone passionate about the golden age of British print culture.
Author: Robert Harling (ed.)
Format: Paperback
Published: 1950, Art and Technics Ltd, London
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Damage around spine.
A landmark publication in mid-century British design culture, Image: Number Four Spring 1950 presents a curated collection of visual art, typography, and graphic design that captures the creative spirit of postwar Britain. Edited by Robert Harling — a distinguished typographer, designer, and editor — this issue of the influential arts journal Image showcases the intersection of fine art and commercial design at a pivotal moment in the nation's cultural recovery. With an authoritative yet accessible tone, it illustrates the aesthetic debates and artistic movements that were reshaping British visual culture in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Each contribution reflects Harling's meticulous editorial vision, drawing together illustrators, typographers, and artists whose work defined the era's distinctive graphic sensibility. A rare and invaluable artifact for collectors, design historians, and anyone passionate about the golden age of British print culture.