Jazz age illustration / Heather Campbell Coyle ; with contributions by Chris Dingwall, Colette Gaiter, Molly Giordono, Victoria Rose Pass ; research by Anne Strachan Cross.

Author
Coyle, Heather Campbell [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Wilmington, DE : Delaware Art Museum, [2024].
  • New Haven ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press
Description
174 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

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"A gorgeous look at popular illustrators of the Jazz Age and their influential role in the dynamic culture of the 1920s and ’30s The 1920s in the United States was characterized by economic prosperity and dramatic social change. Known as the Jazz Age, it was a time when Black music, art, and literature became a powerful cultural force. Shifting roles for women and trends in youth culture coalesced in the figure of the flapper, causing a moral panic chronicled in the expanding popular press. Exploring how the art of popular illustration helped shape this new consciousness and impacted publishing, politics, and daily life, this volume features works by artists such as Aaron Douglas, Nell Brinkley, John Held Jr., and Loïs Mailou Jones. Their striking images illustrated the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Crisis, Liberty, and the Saturday Evening Post, as well as newspapers, novels, and books for children. Essays foreground the contributions of women and Black artists; draw parallels between music, fashion, and the aesthetics of popular illustration; discuss the impact of the Harlem Renaissance and the national growth of the Black press; highlight the legacy of illustrator Howard Pyle and his students; and consider the appropriation of the subversive jazz culture by a white audience."--Distributor's description.
Notes
  • Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name, held at: Delaware Museum of Art, Wilmington, DE (October 5, 2024–January 26, 2025), Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE (Spring–Summer 2025), and Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA (Fall 2025–Winter 2026).
  • "Jazz Age Illustration surveys the art of American illustrators from the 1920s and ‘30s, a vibrant era marked by dramatic cultural change and the expansion of the popular press. In magazines, newspapers, books, posters, and sheet music, illustrators recorded the rise of jazz musicians, flappers, and film stars. It was the age of the Harlem Renaissance, when magazines and newspapers were dedicated to Black audiences. Increased demand for illustration opened the field to more women and African American artists, and publisher embraced styles from Rockwellian realism to Art Deco design.Essays by Heather Campbell Coyle, Chris Dingwall, Colette Gaiter, and Victoria Rose Pass examine captivating illustrations that helped Americans respond to shifts in social norms and moral codes. Jazz Age Illustration showcases dozens of artists, including Aaron Douglas, John Held Jr., Jay Jackson, Loïs Mailou Jones, J.C. Leyendecker, Neysa McMein, C. Coles Phillips, and Normal Rockwell."--Back cover.
Provenance
Princeton copy 1: Thank you note from Delaware Art Museum laid in.
Source acquisition
Princeton copy 1: Gift of Delaware Art Museum ; 2024.
ISBN
9780300278811
OCLC
1428036261
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