Synopses & Reviews
Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) was for many years the most successful and highest-paid commercial artist in America. Bradley was best known -- and is still widely collected -- for his Art Nouveau posters and magazine covers. This comprehensive book brings together all of his finest printed work, nearly two hundred illustrations from Ore, The Inland Printer, The Chap-Book, Collier's Weekly, and other periodicals, books, advertisements, and ephemera. Adding to the volume's reference value are an extensive list of Bradley's published works, bibliography, lists of public collections and exhibitions, and an appendix reprinting his "Primer of Ornament and Design, " including previously unpublished material.
Synopsis
This comprehensive book brings together all of Will H. Bradley's finest printed oeuvre in a single volume. Nearly 200 illustrations reveal his fertile imagination, incomparable sense of design, and unmatched merging of art and typography.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index.
"Selected works by Will Bradley": p. 188-192.
Table of Contents
The first twenty years, 1868-1889 -- Freelancing in Chicago, 1890-1894 -- Springfield and Bradley: his book, 1895-1896 -- Breakdown and recovery, 1897-1899 -- The Chapbook style, 1900-1905 -- Art editor and children's books, 1906-1916 -- Hearst, motion pictures, and periodicals, 1917-1931 -- Retirement, 1931-1962 -- The poster revival after 1962.