VISD 2B09 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jules Chéret, Aubrey Beardsley, Boston Herald

• School: OCAD University
• Department: Liberal Studies
• Course: VISD 2B09
• Professor: Keith Bresnahan

Document Summary

Painterly effects, captured live entertainment: comparison to henri de toulouse- lautrec. Still has black and white images inside however, not caught up to the europeans yet. Toy books, done through chromo pyelography (using wood) Printing costs went down, books became affordable, in conjunction with changing theory of childhood. Kate greenaway, first women designer mentioned, but not last, illustrated characters that influenced culture of the time. Chromolithographed souvenirs to show what the public missed. Owen jones produced a book of designs/ classis/ textiles that are colourful. Made it a mandate to only print with halftones and line processes, instead of wood engraving. Mass reproduction is helpful in translating one medium to another. Whiplash characteristics = unthinkable in wood engraving. Typical art nouveau style, american artists turned his style into a profitable enterprise. Designed in 1893, got compared with william morris kelmscott press. Elongated figures in vertical formats, hairline style: similar to alphose mucha.