American Posters: What's Cooking? @SwannGalleries

American Posters: What's Cooking?: " reblogged from Swann auction galleries 
(Auction 2252 ended 3 August 2011)

U.S. Needs Us Strong/Eat Nutritious Food, c 1942. At auction August 3. Estimate: $400 to $600. (Lot 69)

A new exhibition at the National Archives in Washington, DC entitled "What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?" examines the government's effect on the American diet.

Charles Livingston Bull's Save the Products of the Land/Eat More Fish, c 1918. Estimate: $800 to $1,200. (Lot 115)

According to a recent article in the New York Times, the show goes deeper than the food pyramid and food-safety concerns of recent decades, and explores how the government campaigned against malnutrition, encouraged citizens to conserve during wartime, and the dubious history of ketchup.

Eat More/Eat Less, from a group of five WWI posters, c 1917. Estimate: $700 to $1,000 for the lot. (Lot 81)

Swann has offered many government-issued food-related posters over the years, and there are many fine examples--most issued during WWI and II-- in our August 3 Vintage Posters auction.

Make Every 'Second' Count..., 1943, from a group of five posters. Estimate: $1,000 to $1,500 for the lot. (Lot 73)

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Drew Struzan : Exclusive - Cult Movie Poster artist | The Swedish Bed

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Drew Struzan is an American painter but he is best known for his extensive movie poster work.

Struzan is one of the industry’s most recognized talents, having provided artwork for over 150 movie posters, including many of the best-known films of all time. A particular favorite artist of film directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Struzan created distinct and indelible images for many of their film releases.

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Tom Gregory: The Influence of the LA Streets on Art

Tom Gregory: The Influence of the LA Streets on Art:

Cover of Endless Summer [UMD for PSP]

L.A. Influential features a panel of native Los Angeles artists discussing the current interest in LA's diverse subcultures' impact on art as demonstrated in exhibitions such as MOCA's Art in the Streets and Street Cred: Graffiti Art from Concrete to Canvas at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. These exhibitions have raised myriad dialogues concerning art and the cultural influence of Los Angeles in the global art scene.

John Van Hamersveld is known for an enormous catalog of pop images. From his iconic poster for the movie The Endless Summer, which singularly summarizes surf culture, to his album cover work for The Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour), Blondie (Eat To The Beat), Jefferson Airplane (Crown of Creation) and the Rolling Stones (Exile On Main Street) to name but a few, Van Hamersveld's iconic images have had a tremendous impact on popular culture and fashion from the early 60s to the present. Shepard Fairey recently acknowledged that Van Hamersveld's iconic Hendrix concert poster influenced his Obama "Hope" image.

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