内容简介
TheSmithsonianNationalAirandSpaceMuseumdrawsmorevisitorsthananyothermuseumintheworld—90,000adayinthesummertime—andtheexhibitofairtravelpostersfeaturedinthisuniquecompanionvolumecombinesarresting,colorfulart,rarearchivalmaterial,andauniqueapproachtoaeronauticalhistory.Theposters—mostofthemneverbeforepublished—featurebarnstormers,gliders,andflyingboats,theearliestpassengerflights,thefirstluxury-liners,mailcarriers,jets,andmuchmore.Spanningacenturyandahalf,theycombinethepopularartandthecommerceoftheireras,withbothexploredintheentertaining,informativetextbyalongstandingNationalAirandSpaceMuseumcurator.From19th-centurycircusimpresariosofferingridesingaudyhot-airballoonstothesleek21st-centuryairliners,thepostersprovideafascinatingillustratedhistoryofflightasitevolvedfromanexoticrealminhabitedonlybyvisionariesanddaredevilsintoourmodernworldofspeedyjetsandfrequentflyers—nolongerextraordinary,perhaps,butstillechoingwiththeexhilaratingthrillandglamorousexcitementcapturedhere.Countlessvisitorstothemuseum’stravelingposterexhibitionandthepermanentexhibition"AmericabyAir"willdelightinthegorgeousandwonderfulgraphicscollectedinthisappealing,affordablebook—andsowillaviationbuffs,armchairtravelers,andposterconnoisseurseverywhere.
作者简介
Dr.JoanneGernsteinLondonhasbeenacuratoratNationalAirandSpaceMuseum(NASM)for19years,16ofthoseascuratorofthe1400-piecepostercollection.AsahistorianattheNASM,shehascontributedtosuchmajorexhibitionsas"Legend,Memory,andtheGreatWarintheAir"(aboutWWI)and"WhereNext,Columbus?"(onthestateofexplorationonthe500thanniversaryofColumbus’slandingin1492).