Counter Culture: The Allure of Mini-Mannequins
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568983042 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. And at 61/4" 47/8", the book is perfectly scaled. Color photographs show off the intricacy of the Lilliputian figures (whose clothing was sometimes an exact replica of the full-size version, down to the zippers and hooks), while the authors describe how the mannequins were designed, cast and exhibited in an age when in-store displays were a vital form of advertising. Eventually abandoned by retailers, these delicately detailed statuettes, now collectors' items, are documented by New York Times art director Steven Heller and designer Louise Fili in Counter Culture: The Allure of Mini-Mannequins. From Publishers Weekly Tiny, glamorous, with cheekbones and lips to rival those of Hollywood sirens, miniature countertop mannequins graced stores from the 1920s to the 1960s
In this entertaining book, Heller and Fili unearth the fault line between sex and shopping--between voyeurism and "just looking"--that underlies much of modern commerce.. If sex sells, what better come-on for merchants of the repressed decades of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s than the come-hither wink of a coquettish countertop mannequin? In Counter Culture, Steven Heller and Louise Fili take us on a colorful peep show of these sexy, sometimes erotic, but always fetishistic, plaster bodies and body parts. Theirs is a surreal
Packed with a colorful survey of commercial culture The small-statured Counter Culture by Steven Heller and Louise Fili may too easily be missed on laden shelves, but is packed with a colorful survey of commercial culture examining how mini-mannequins and other counter displays both created art and appealed to consumer interests. Color photos of these mannequins pack the pages.. Nostalgia Little book with lots of detailed photos of collectible mini-mannequins. A short history of a by gone method of marketing.. "Great first effort on the subject, want it BIGGER and a whole lot MORE of it Hope they do another one of these days." according to margie dittmar. Georgeous book! But it just leaves you wanting more, More, MORE! You sure wouldn't want to be without this one!
He lives in New York City.Louise Fili is principal of Louise Fili Ltd., and the recipient of numerous design awards. She lives in New York City. Steven Heller is the art director of the New York Times Book Review. . He is the author of over ninety books on graphic design, popular art, and satiric art