Fifty years of illustration
By: Lawrence Zeegen and Caroline Roberts
Contributors: Roberts, Caroline, 1966- author
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781780672793
Subjects: Drawing; Illustrators; Illustration of books; Commercial art
Other titles: 50 years of illustration
Description: This book charts contemporary illustrations rich history: the rampant idealism of the 1960s, the bleak realism of the 1970s, the over-blown consumerism of the 1980s, the digital explosion of the 1990s, followed by the increasing diversification of illustration in the early twenty-first century. The book explores the contexts in which the discipline has operated and looks historically, sociologically, politically and culturally at the key factors at play across each decade, whilst artworks by key illustrators bring the decade to life. Contemporary illustrations impact and influence on design and popular culture are investigated through introductory essays and profiles of leading practitioners, illustrated with examples of their finest work.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.