Mae West: May Display

MAE is on display in May. From the iconic Uncle Sam “I Want You” military recruitment aid to the sultry photo of Mae West in a come-hither pose, poster art was a colorful communication tool and reflection of American life, notes journalist Johanna Crosby, leading off her column in Massachusetts's Cape Cod Times today.
• • Posters were “probably the most important visual advertising before the electronic age,” says Edmund Sullivan, curator of “Poster Arts’ Golden Age,” on display at the Centerville Historical Museum [on the Cape].
• • Culled from the private collection of Alfred Hoch of Acton, the colorful exhibit features 36 posters dating from the 1890s to the early 1950s - - the “golden age” of poster advertising.
• • During the turn of the century, social and artistic factors and advances in printing techniques led to an explosion of poster art that hasn’t been duplicated since, Sullivan says. High-speed presses and stable inks allowed manufacturers to run off hundreds of copies and distribute them.
• • This appealing form of public art captured the collective fancy of the nation, covering the era of silent movies and the art nouveau and art deco periods. The exhibit is a representative sampling of movie posters, WWII recruiting posters, and advertisements for war bonds, charities, circuses, and cruise ships. . . .
• • Come up north to see Mae's movie posters on display.
• • Beginning today, this exhibition continues through 8 September 2007.
• • “Poster Arts’ Golden Age” is on display at the Centerville Historical Museum, 513 Main St. [Centerville, Mass.] on the Cape. Information: 508-775-0331
• • Source: Cape Cod Times - - 4 May 2007
• • Byline: Johanna Crosby
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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