Las Vegas: Vintage Graphics from Sin City
Vegas, baby, Vegas
In the space of a century, Las Vegas went from a dusty frontier town to the booming 24-hour mecca for pleasure-seekers captured in this TASCHEN title. America's naughtiest town is seen in vintage pictures and ephemera that chronicle all the hot spots from the Sands and the Strip to the Golden Horseshoe and Glitter Gulch, along with a historical overview of the city's multiple reinventions. From the era of Bugsy Siegel to Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack and Elvis's triumphant return to the stage, there`s no gambling with this book - it's a sure jackpot.
About the Series:
More bang for your buck! "... a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand." The New York Times Book Review
About the editor:
Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America in Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous books on architecture, popular culture, and the history of the West Coast, in particular, Los Angeles and the Hollywood dream factory. For over 30 years he has built an unrivaled private collection of ephemera, which has been featured museum exhibitions around the world and in dozens of his books.
About the author:
W.R. Wilkerson III is a freelance journalist, songwriter, author of The Man Who Invented Las Vegas (Ciro`s Books, 2000), and co-author of TASCHEN`s All-American Ads of the 40s. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today, among others. Wilkerson currently resides in Southern California with his son.
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Las Vegas: Vintage Graphics from Sin City
Heimann, Jim (ED)
Wilkerson III, W. R. Flexicover, 14 x 19.5 cm (5.5 x 7.7 in.), 192 pages, $ 9.99 |
- Reviews (3 items)
"Icons: Las Vegas is a case where a picture is truly worth a thousand words. In fact, there are only six and a half pages of text in this 192-page book, a compilation of classic photos and advertisements depicting Las Vegas from the early 1940s to the ‘60s. Flipping through the pages you`ll find historic images of since-imploded resorts like the Landmark, Sands, Dunes, and Hacienda. The introduction is written by the son of the Flamingo`s original owner, and a Las Vegas timeline is printed in English, German, and French."
Nevada Magazine, Las Vegas, United States
Nevada Magazine, Las Vegas, United States
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