| Talking Shops: Detroit Commercial Folk Art Contributor(s): Clements, David (Author), Harris, Bill (Foreword by), Herron, Jerry (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0814330908 ISBN-13: 9780814330906 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $32.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2004 Annotation: Cruise down the inner-city streets of Detroit and your eyes take in an array of familiar images of poverty and decay. What renowned photographer David Clements sees on these gritty Detroit streets are the ad displays on so many local businesses, including salons, churches, and car washes. In Talking Shops, Clements captures mural facades that transform what might have been a typical urban landscape into a canvas for some of the city's most vibrant folk art. With more than 130 full-color photographs, this delightful book uncovers such treasures as the "Mr. Foote Hand Car Wash," and the "Kill Them Dead" roach exterminator. Yet for all their whimsy, these subjects were created by artists who have used brilliant colors, meticulous words, and aggressive messages that seem to talk, if not shout, to passersby. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Design | Graphic Arts - Advertising - Art | History - General - History |
| Dewey: 741.670 |
| LCCN: 2004009796 |
| Series: Great Lakes Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 10.92" W x 8.46" (1.60 lbs) 173 pages |