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The Art of the Decal. Just Add Water.
Chris Pfouts
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Description for The Art of the Decal. Just Add Water.
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 351 color photos. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 279 x 10. Weight in Grams: 576.
Until the late 1960s, lacquer decals (soaked in water and applied to hard surfaces) were a small visual part of every American consumer's life. They served as advertising signage, announced brand names, instructions, and safety warnings, and were a cheap and classy way to decorate almost anything. Today, decals are obsolete technology kept alive by nostalgic hobbyists, restorers, and collectors. This is the first book written to immortalize decals and present an overview of their slick and amusing designs that were innovative in the 1950s and '60s. Chapters cover travel, girlie, Lady Luck, X-ray glasses, hotrods, monsters, aliens, ... Read more
Until the late 1960s, lacquer decals (soaked in water and applied to hard surfaces) were a small visual part of every American consumer's life. They served as advertising signage, announced brand names, instructions, and safety warnings, and were a cheap and classy way to decorate almost anything. Today, decals are obsolete technology kept alive by nostalgic hobbyists, restorers, and collectors. This is the first book written to immortalize decals and present an overview of their slick and amusing designs that were innovative in the 1950s and '60s. Chapters cover travel, girlie, Lady Luck, X-ray glasses, hotrods, monsters, aliens, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764315411
SKU
V9780764315411
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Chris Pfouts
A native of the 1950s and '60s surf and motor culture in California, Chris Pfouts escaped and took a degree from New York University's journalism school. He has written five books to date and has edited International Tattoo Art magazine since its launch in 1991. Chris and his wife, Sherri, live in the American midwest.
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