Vietnam posters
Subtitle: the David Heather collection
By: David Heather, Sherry Buchanan
Contributors: Buchanan, Sherry
Publisher: Prestel
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Munich; London; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9783791341576
Subjects: Sammlung; Art collections; Catalogs; Private collections; Vietnamese Political posters; Posters; Bildband
Description: "Heather (North Korean Posters), a collector of North Korean and Vietnamese art, and Buchanan (Vietnam Zippos: American Soldiers' Engravings and Stories) here present full- and half-page reproductions of Communist propaganda posters printed in Vietnam from the 1960s to the present. Buchanan's discussions in the introductory essay on the printing methods and native materials used in wartime posters are especially captivating. The posters, captioned in English and German, are arranged into four subject groups: war; Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Party; agriculture; and education, population control, and voting. Because the material is organized by topic, it would have been helpful for the captions to include approximate dates. VERDICT An original and nicely produced book; recommended for students and lay readers with an interest in Vietnam or propaganda art. Eric Linderman, Euclid P.L., OH"--Library Journal Reviews.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-17).

Poster titles in English and German.
Table of contents: title: Preface / David Heather; title: Red blood and yellow skin / Sherry Buchanan; title: War and peace; title: Uncle Ho; title: The everlasting spring; title: Tomorrow begins today.