{"product_id":"postcard-america-jeffrey-l-meikle-9780292726611","title":"Postcard America: Curt Teich and the Imaging of a Nation, 1931-1950","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtensively illustrated with representative images, this unique book illuminates the cultural significance of the highly colorized \"linen\" postcards that depicted a glowing America in the 1930s and 1940s and that fascinate collectors today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Great Depression through the early postwar years, any postcard sent in America was more than likely a \"linen\" card. Colorized in vivid, often exaggerated hues and printed on card stock embossed with a linen-like texture, linen postcards celebrated the American scene with views of majestic landscapes, modern cityscapes, roadside attractions, and other notable features. These colorful images portrayed the United States as shimmering with promise, quite unlike the black-and-white worlds of documentary photography or \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Linen postcards were enormously popular, with close to a billion printed and sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePostcard America\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first comprehensive study of these cards and their cultural significance. Drawing on the production files of Curt Teich \u0026amp; Co. of Chicago, the originator of linen postcards, Jeffrey L. Meikle reveals how photographic views were transformed into colorized postcard images, often by means of manipulation--adding and deleting details or collaging bits and pieces from several photos. He presents two extensive portfolios of postcards--landscapes and cityscapes--that comprise a representative iconography of linen postcard views. For each image, Meikle explains the postcard's subject, describes aspects of its production, and places it in social and cultural contexts. In the concluding chapter, he shifts from historical interpretation to a contemporary viewpoint, considering nostalgia as a motive for collectors and others who are fascinated today by these striking images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey L. Meikle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292726619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292726611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.50w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016","brand":"Jeffrey L. Meikle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046713585919,"sku":"9780292726611","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f91a6168-bd03-413e-b804-0465c2501009.jpg?v=1684986050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/postcard-america-jeffrey-l-meikle-9780292726611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}