Ghost Signs of Arkansas Paperback - 1997
by Cynthia Haas; Jeff Holder (Editor)
From the rear cover
From the late 1800s to the early 1950s, painted wall signs were a major mode of advertisement for both national companies and local businesses across America. Many of these artistic messages, now faded, peeling, and partially covered, still peek out from the storefronts, barns, alleyways, warehouses, theaters, and even stagecoach stops they once decorated. Photographer Jeff Holder and author Cynthia Haas explore this often overlooked art form in Arkansas and show us signs that appear mysteriously in the rain, signs that are curiously painted in remote places, images and words now only half decipherable. From Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, and Grapette Soda to Kis-Me-Gum, Uneeda Biscuit, and Snowdrift Flour, the logos and slogans are at once familiar and enigmatic. Archival photographs reference the time when these brightly colored messages covered the facades of downtown buildings. Of particular interest in this book are the profiles of three "wall dogs", or sign painters, who remember the difficulties and joys of their unusual profession.
From the jacket flap
From the late 1800s to the early 1950s, painted wall signs brought our communities notice of products like Coca-Cola, Grapette Soda, Kis-Me-Gum, and Uneeda Biscuit. Photographer Jeff Holder and author Cynthia Haas have preserved and recaptured these rapidly fading images of the past.
Details
- Title Ghost Signs of Arkansas
- Author Cynthia Haas; Jeff Holder (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A.
- Date 1997-10
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781557284808 / 1557284806
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.51 x 8.53 x 0.36 in (21.62 x 21.67 x 0.91 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region: South
- Geographic Orientation: Arkansas
- Library of Congress subjects Brick wall signs - Arkansas - History, Advertising - Arkansas - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-16653
- Dewey Decimal Code 659.134
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