More Silhouettes by Carol Belanger Grafton

More Silhouettes by Carol Belanger Grafton

Crisp, witty, atmospheric, often whimsical and charming, silhouettes exude a freshness and appeal that belie their ancient heritage. Thought to have been used as early as Paleolithic times, silhouettes reached the height of their popularity in the West from the mid-18th to the mid-19th centuries. Today, there is a resurgence of interest in this versatile decorative art among artists, designers, illustrators, and craftsmen.
This collection contains nearly 900 silhouettes carefully selected from a gallery of wide-ranging sources: Fliegende Blü¾†”¼tter, Punch, Harper's Weekly, Puck, Arthur Rackham's>Midsummer Night's Dream, the Hawtin Engraving Company catalog, and many others.
Sixteen categories include: men, women, children, artists and painters, music, food and drink, sports and recreation, professions, groups, military, scenes, animals, circus, transportation, fantasy figures, and sign silhouettes.
Delightfully old-fashioned in flavor and infinitely adaptable, these silhouettes lend themselves to a multiplicity of uses: spot illustrations, stationery, menus, greeting cards, decoupage, book and package design, and all types of needlework. What's more, they're permission-free.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780486242569
ISBN 10	0486242560
Title	More Silhouettes
Author	Carol Belanger Grafton
Series	Dover Pictorial Archive
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2012-01-17
Number of pages	120
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.