Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character
by Warren Dotz
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Author: Warren DotzEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-21
ISBN: 1580089844
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Book Review: My Childhood Recaptured
Summary: 5 Stars
Husain's Ad Boy took me by surprise. What could easily have been merely a mish-mash of photos was instead a beautifully designed, homage to those great old products and advertisements that shaped my childhood and made me the person I am today -- a lover of pop culture and art, a ravenous consumer of all things 'old'. This book is a MUST for anyone who has an appreciation of American culture as seen through advertising.
Summary of Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character
More than 450 American ad characters, industry icons, and product personalities hailing from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s pack the pages of this vibrant, vintage collection.The postwar economic boom launched a generation of charming, cheeky, and relentlessly cheerful critters and characters that found their way into our homes--and our hearts--in print, on television, and on packaging. Some took detours that reflected the times (Elsie the Cow was sent into outer space in 1958). Some were fashion victims who survived (remember hippy Hush Puppies, circa 1969?). And some are no longer with us (the Frito Bandito was finally brought to justice in 1971). These endearingly offbeat characters are as fresh and entertaining today as they were creatively inspired in decades past.
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