Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the United States, 1931-1945
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (992 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300109253 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
planes blowing up to a British scarf emblazoned with hopeful anti-rationing slogans, Wearing Propaganda documents the development of the role of fashion as propaganda first in Japan and soon thereafter in Britain and the United States. The book discusses traditional and contemporary Japanese styles and what they revealed about Japanese domestic attitudes to war, and it shows how these attitudes echoed or contrasted with British and American fashions that were virulently anti-Japanese in some instances, humorously upbeat about wartime deprivations in others. Protest fashion from the Vietnam War years is widely familiar, but today few are aware that dramatic fashion and textile designs served as patriotic propaganda for the Japanese, British, and Americans during the Asia-Pacific War (1931–1945). This fabulously illustrated book presents hundreds of examples of how fashion was employed by
Jacqueline Atkins is Kate Fowler Merle-Smith Curator of Textiles at Allentown Art Museum and curator of the Bard Graduate Center Wearing Propaganda exhibition.
A seminal work! An intensively researched, tightly written, extensively documented study of patriotic and propaganda textiles developed by the major players during WW II and the years immediately before it. The acknowledgements page alone reflects the author's interaction with many of the leading lights in textile research today. Highly recommended!. Ms. Sarah K. Egan said Great read for the Art history/WWII/Fashion enthusiast!. Really stunning collection of works and a fascinating breadth of information, research and discussion! I came across this book while researching an antique hand pained haori and just had to add it to my collection! This is a really well rounded book drawing on many different perspectives and disciplines to discuss an incredibly specific element of Art history. Any WWII buff or Japanese art historian would be pleased to have this book in their collection, but I think it would prove an interesting read for people interested in the history of fashion, Japanese history, art history in general or even sociol. "I have developed an intense interest in Japanese propaganda textiles and this book satisfied my growing knowledge" according to claire k. This marvelous book is exactly what I was looking for. I have developed an intense interest in Japanese propaganda textiles and this book satisfied my growing knowledge, leading me to new sources as well. The art work is beautiful and the text is quite helpful in helping the reader to understand both where and how these textiles were used. Highly recommended for both the novice and the historian on the use of textiles for propaganda purposes
About the AuthorJacqueline Atkins is Kate Fowler Merle-Smith Curator of Textiles at Allentown Art Museum and curator of the Bard Graduate Center Wearing Propaganda exhibition.