Graphic culture : illustration and artistic enterprise in Paris, 1830-1848 /

Lerner, Jillian,

Graphic culture : illustration and artistic enterprise in Paris, 1830-1848 / Jillian Lerner. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Graphic Culture; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Illustrator of Modern Life; 2 The Editor as Ragpicker City Guides and Urban Connoisseurship; 3 Marketing Vision Publishers, Posters, and Parisian Types; 4 The Hours of Her Day Fashion Prints, Feminine Ideals, and the Circle of Achille Devéria; 5 Gavarni's Costumes Masquerade and the Social Theatres of Paris; Conclusion; Illustrations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

How print pioneers transformed sketches of urban life and observation into conspicuous cultural currency.



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Prints, French--France--Paris--19th century.
Graphic artists--History--France--Paris--19th century.
Commercial art--History--France--Paris--19th century.
Art and society--History--France--Paris--19th century.
Visual communication--History--France--Paris--19th century.
Communication and culture--France--Paris--19th century.


Electronic Books.

NE485 / .G737 2018