All-American Ads of the 30s
$110.68
- Hardcover
640 pages
- Release Date
18 November 2025
Summary
All-American Dreams: Advertising Hope in the Great Depression
Step into the dazzling world of 1930s American advertising, where bold promises, slick design, and a touch of wishful thinking kept the country dreaming through the Great Depression. As wallets tightened, creativity soared—glossy magazine pages teemed with cheerful, colorful ads selling everything from beauty creams to Hawaiian vacations, all wrapped in an air of optimism that defied the hard times.
At the dawn of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836588669 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836588668 |
| Author: | Jim Heimann |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 18 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 2.08kg |
| Dimensions: | 255mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
“Magisterial, politically charged ads that read, to us today, like pulp fiction.” * The Richmond Review *
About The Author
Jim Heimann
Jim Heimann is the Executive Editor for TASCHEN. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and an avid collector, he has authored numerous titles on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’s Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, California Crazy, and the All-American Ads series.
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