Advances in technology are often accompanied by a flowering of creative expression, and the turn of the twentieth century witnessed exactly such union of art and commerce. The Golden Age of Illustration arose from improvements in printing techniques that introduced a sudden explosion of color in books and magazines. English artist William Heath Robinson (1872 1944) ranks among the era's most prominent illustrators, and this original anthology presents more than 100 of his Art Nouveau-inspired images, many of them in glorious full color. Edited and with an Introduction by Jeff A. Menges, an...
Advances in technology are often accompanied by a flowering of creative expression, and the turn of the twentieth century witnessed exactly such union...
With Heath Robinson's Second World War, Britain's "Gadget King" uses his characteristic madcap contraptions to poke good-natured fun at the war. From a series of cork bath mats strung together to enable soldiers to cross a treacherous stream to a tank complete with piano attachment for campsite concertos, the cartoons found here are uproariously funny while also forming a cheerful critique of some of the absurdities of war. Heath Robinson was a household name in Britain, and millions of readers around the world continue to thoroughly enjoy his cartoons today. This classic...
With Heath Robinson's Second World War, Britain's "Gadget King" uses his characteristic madcap contraptions to poke good-natured fun at the wa...
